CLIMATES OF THE

WORLD

CLIMATIC AREAS IN THE EARTH

●CLIMATIC

AREAS IN THE

EARTH. There

are three

important

climates areas

in the world.

●a). THE WARM ZONE is located between

the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of

Capricorn, including the Equator zone.

●b). Two TEMPLATE ZONES located

between the tropics and the polar circles.

●c). Two COLD AREAS located in the two

poles.

. CLIMATE OF THE WARM ZONE OF

THE EARTH.THE HOT ZONE. Average temperature over

20º grades all the year.

EQUATORIAL CLIMATE

●. Features:

●It rains a lot and it is

always hot. It rains over

2000 litres and has an

average temperature

over 20º grades.

●Landscape: jungle and

tropical rainforest. A lot

of species of animals and

plants.

Animales: loro, tucán, mono,

serpiente, leopardo.

In this climate rains a lot

and regularly along the

year, over 2000 litres.

Temperature more than

25º C.

●TROPICAL CLIMATE

●Features:

●Too hot and there are two seasons: rainy season and dry season. Dry season could be from three months to nine months depending on the area.

●Landscape: savanna. (animals such as lions, giraffes, ostriches, zebras).

Temperatures are warm. Precipitation

more than 1000 litres. There are two

seasons: rainy and dry. If rainy season is

about 9 months the climate is Tropical

Humid; if dry season is more than 6 months

the climate is Tropical Dry.

Animales como: cebra, jirafa,

avestruz, león, gacela,

antílope.

DESERTIC CLIMATE

●Features:

●Too hot and a little

rain, less than 200

litres every year..

●High temperatures

during the day and

low temperatures

during the night.

Types of desert.

Stone desert. Sand desert.

●There are two types of

desert: oStone deserts near the

mountains.

oAnd the typical deserts

of sand.

Animales como: escorpión,

zorro del desierto,

serpientes, perros de la

pradera,

CLIMATES OF THE TEMPERATE

AREA OF THE EARTH.

OCEANIC CLIMATE.

●Features:

●It rains a lot and regularly during the whole year.

●Temperatures are very mild during all the seasons.

●Landscape: forest of oaks, beech trees chestnuts, …

Rainfaill about 1000 litres and

rains regularly along the year.

Temperatures: winters are

mild with no months below

zero and summers are mild. .

Animales como: ardillas, lobos,

buhos, ciervos,

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

●Features:

●It rains mostly in Autumn, Winter and Spring. During the summer it does't usually rain: drought.

●Temperatures are soft during autumn, winter and spring and very hot during the summer.

●Landscape: mediterranean forest (holm oak, pines, aromatic plants as thyme, rosemary, …).

Rainfall about 500 litres. Drought

during summertime. Summers are hot.

Animales como: jabalí, ciervo, zorro,

lobos, osos, lince.

CONTINENTAL CLIMATE

●Features:

●Winters are very cold with

temperatures under zero

degrees and summers are hot.

●In winter it usually snows and

rains during the summer.

●Landscape: the meadow.

Lluvias alrededor de 500 litros

y temperatura media anual

entre 5 y 10 grados.

Animales como: zorros, lobos,

CLIMATES OF THE COLDEST

ZONES OF THE EARTH

●Most of the months

temperatures are below

zero degrees. It is too

cold and the land is

usually frozen.

●It rains only a little and

it usually snows.

It rains less than 200 litres a year.

Most of the year temperatures are

below zero. If 12 months are

below zero the climate is Polar, if

there are j2-3 months above zero

the climate is Polar Tundra. Animales como: zorros, lobos, osos,

renos, liebres árticas, buhos árticos.

LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE OF THE TEMPLATE

ZONE OF THE EARTH: THE IBERIAN PENINSULA.

●The climate is the result of a few elements as:oRain: in Spain it rains more in the north than in the south. oTemperatures: temperatures are higher in the south than

in the north.

●In Spain there are several types of weather:

THE OCEANIC CLIMATE.

●Area: north and north-west of

the Iberian Peninsula.

●It rains a lot during all seasons.

●Temperatures are mild.

●Landscape: oak forest, beech

trees, meadows,etc.

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE.

●Area: south and east of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.

●Summers are hot and during the winter temperatures are very soft.

●Little rain. It usually rains during autumn and spring.

●Landscape: forest of holm oak, cork oak, pines and bushes.

CONTINENTAL-MEDITERRANEAN

CLIMATE. ●Area: the centre of the Iberian

Peninsula.

●Temperatures are colder than in

Typical Mediterranean Climate

in winter and very hot in

summer.

●Little rain, about 300-500 litres.

●Landscape: meadows and and

holm oak.

CLIMATE OF THE CANARY

ISLANDS.●Area; Canary islands..

●Temperatures are very soft all

the year.

●Little rain.

●Landscape: palm trees, canary

pines, the drago and several

types of bushes.

HIGH MOUNTAIN CLIMATE.

●The highest mountains of the

Iberian peninsula: Pyrenees,

Betic Mountains, Iberian

System, Central System, etc.

●Temperatures are very low all

the year.

●It rains a lot..

WEATHER MAPS. The weather map with its

symbols.

●A sun: it means no clouds in the sky, a sunny day.

●A sun hidden by a cloud: it means clouds in the sky, a

cloudy day .

●A black cloud and a lightning: it means a storm.

●Black clouds with rain: it means rain.

●A sun hidden by a black cloud: it means part of the day will

be rainy and part of the day will be cloudy.

Activity.

●How is the day in

Galicia?.

●How is the day in

Madrid?.

●How is the day in

Extremadura?.

●How is the day in

Tenerife?.