unit 10: world climates

WORLD CLIMATES

WEATHER: the conditions in the air above the Earth such as wind, rain or temperature, especially at a particular time over a particular area

CLIMATE: the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place

Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere "behaves" over relatively long periods of time.

AFFECT: to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause them to change

EQUATOR: an imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole

GRAIN: seed from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat

WHEAT: a plant whose yellowish brown grain is used for making flour, or the grain itself

INFLUENCE: the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this

LOCATION: a place or position

PARTICULAR: special, or this and not any other

THROUGHOUT: in every part, or during the whole period of time

VEGETATION: plants in general or plants which are found in a particular area

LOTS OF: A large extent, amount, or number

TAKE A LOOK: look at with attention

QUESTIONS• Describe the climate in your country. • What kind of plants/fruits/vegetables grow in

your country? • Do you have different clothing for different

weather?• Where would you like to live, near the equator or

near the poles? Why?• How’s the weather today? • What’s the climate like in your country?• Why is one area a desert and another a

rainforest?