Question | Answer |
What zones can climate be divided into? | Hot climates,temperate climates and cold climates |
Where can hot climates be found? | From the equator to the tropics at 0-30 degress |
Where can temperate climates be found? | Tropics to the Arctic at 30-60 degress |
Where can cold climates be found? | Near the poles at 60-90 degress |
Name three factors that influence world climates | Latitude,water,air movement,radiation and sun |
What are the factors that influence local climate? | Aspect,altitude and ocean currents |
What is aspect? | The direction in witch a place faces the sun |
What is altitude? | The height above sea level |
What are ocean currents? | Movement of warm and cold water in the oceans |
Where can equatorial climate be found? | Between 8 degrees north and south of the equator. |
Give an example of an area with equatorial climate | The Amazon basin, Brazil |
What type of temperature is found at an area with equatorial climate? | An average of 28 degrees Celsius. No lower than 22 degrees |
What is the flora like in an equatorial region? | Rainforest or jungle. A lot of sunshine and rainfall is present witch is ideal for the growth of plants |
What is the fauna like in an equatorial region? | Rainforest have lots of different fauna including snakes,monkeys and parrots |
What is the human activity like in an equatorial region? | There are lots of tribes present witch have adapted to the habitat(surroundings) |
Name a tribe and where they are situated | Boro, the Amazon basin, Brazil |
Where can hot desert climate be found? | Between 15 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator |
Give an example of an area with hot desert climate | Sahara desert, North Africa |
What type of temperature is found at a hot desert climate? | Temperatures between 40 and 45 degrees Celsius. It Drops to around 5 degrees at night |
What is rainfall like in a hot desert region? | Very dry around 100mm of precipitation per year |
What is the soil like in a hot desert region? | Very dry, made up from weathered rock with little humus,water or micro-organisims |
What is the flora like in a hot desert region? | Vegetation is in short supply(scarce) |
What is the fauna like in hot desert regions? | Animals in the hot desert region have adapted to their habitat e.g Camels |
What is the human activity like in hot desert regions? | Tourism and recreation such as rock climbing and building projects occur here |