Climate zones

Climate zones
LO:  I can identify climate zones
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Climate zones
LO:  I can identify climate zones

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Video

WEATHER is an event like a storm or a hot day that happens over a few days or week. 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

CLIMATE is the type of weather that usually happens in a place, measured over 30 years of more.

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Look at the following 2 slides and discuss what sort of weather those places have.

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

What differences did you spot in the sort of weather shown in the two slides?
If a particular type of WEATHER happens in a place for at least 30 years, then it is called the CLIMATE.

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

The world is split into regions that have similar climates.

These are called Climate Zones.

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

The POLAR regions are found at the top and bottom of the world.
The POLAR regions do not get much sun so the climate there is very cold with lots of snow and ice.

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

The Arctic is in the POLAR region with countries like Alaska, Greenland and Iceland which have very cold weather.
At the South Pole, Antarctica is also in the POLAR zone.  It is so cold that there are no countries there for people to live in, only research stations.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

The TEMPERATE region has mild weather.  It has sunny weather in the Summer and cold weather in the Winter but the weather is not too extreme.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

We live in the TEMPERATE zone. The UK has a mild climate.

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

The TROPICAL zone is all around the Equator.
The Equator is the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.  
It is the part where the Earth sticks out the most and gets more sunshine.

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

The TROPICAL region has hot weather with lots of rain.
Many countries are in the TROPICAL region.
Countries like:
Brazil, Jamaica, India, Cuba, Singapore & Fiji.

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

The SUBTROPICAL zones are between the TEMPERATE & TROPICAL regions.
Countries in the SUBTROPICAL zones have cool winters and hot summers but the climate is not as hot as in the TROPICAL regions.

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

What is the climate in the POLAR region like?
A
hot and sunny
B
hot and dusty
C
cold and icy
D
a bit chilly

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Which climate zone do we live in, here in the United Kingdom?
A
Temperate
B
Polar
C
Tropical
D
Subtropical

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

What sort of weather does the TEMPERATE zone have?
A
Freezing cold all year
B
Boiling hot & sticky
C
Mild, not too hot or cold
D
Chilly all year

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

What sort of climate does the TROPICAL zone have?
A
Cold & icy
B
A bit warm
C
A bit chilly
D
Lots of sun & rain

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

Tropical Region
Polar Region

Slide 22 - Sleepvraag

Why are there no countries in Antarctica?

Slide 23 - Open vraag

Do you feel that you know what a climate zone is?
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Slide 24 - Poll