by s. wiernusz. the definition of climate is: the composite or generally prevailing weather...
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By S. Wiernusz
The definition of climate is: the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, clouds
Climates are different all over the world, but in a sense are also the same. The equator has the same climate all the way around and as you move up or down away from the equator, climate changes, but is pretty much the same all the way around the world for that latitude.(probably the most complicated way of saying that)
Climates tend to validate what animals and plants live where
The best adapted ones will stay there year round. Other species will migrate to keep up with their food or to stay away from weather that’s too hot or too cold.
LatitudeOceans, or large bodies of waterLarge geological formations such as
mountains
Oceans do not freeze due to the salinity in the Oceans do not freeze due to the salinity in the waterwater
This makes it so the temperature never goes This makes it so the temperature never goes below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius Celsius
Land masses next to large bodies of water Land masses next to large bodies of water will see a less severe change in temperaturewill see a less severe change in temperature
TropicalDesertTemperate Polar
Closest to equatorWarmest zoneLots of rain and very humidHome to rainforests
Plants in the understory have large broad leaves
Not too hot, not too coldFew extremesWeather is always changing ex. Rain one day
sun the next
Seasons also play a big part in climateAt the poles and equator, it plays virtually no
role, but in between you will find deciduous forests with warm summers, cool winters, a beautiful fall foliage, and budding plants and babies in the spring
Near the north and south polesSo cold snow never melts, only accumulates
to form thick sheets of ice over yearsFor half the year the sun doesn’t rise over
horizonSo cold it is almost as dry as a desert
Rainfall very low, sometimes no rain for several years
Very hot or very coldVegetation finds it very hard to survive
Some things that affect climate are mountain ranges. For example, on the pacific side of the Rocky Mountains, there is a lot of rainfall, but as you move more toward the center of the U.S. it is much dryer with little rainfall throughout the year.
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