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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
The world has many different climates depending on where you are.
Remember – the climate of a place is the average or normal weather that a place gets. This is the average over the last 30 years.
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
Hot deserts
Tundra
Mediterranean
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
Hot deserts
Tundra
Mediterranean
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
Hot deserts
Tundra
Mediterranean
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
Hot deserts
Tundra
Mediterranean
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
are located along the Equator.
Temp
Precip
Climate graphs show us what the average weather for a place is like over 12 months.We can see the temperature over the whole year and also how much precipitation there was and when in the year it fell.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
26 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26
250 230 260 225 170 90 60 40 45 100 140 200 mm
oC
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
are located along the Equator.
Temp
Precip
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
26 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26
250 230 260 225 170 90 60 40 45 100 140 200
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Temperature figures are plotted on a line graph according to the temperature side of the graph.
Each point is placed in the centre of the column for that month then joined with a best fitting straight line.
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
are located along the Equator.
Temp
Precip
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
26 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 27 27 26
250 230 260 225 170 90 60 40 45 100 140 200
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Precipitation figures are plotted on a bar graph according to the precipitation side of the graph.
Each bar fills the the column for that month.
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Describing a climate from a climate Describing a climate from a climate graph.graph.When describing any climate from a climate graph we When describing any climate from a climate graph we
must go through the following steps each time :must go through the following steps each time :
TemperatureTemperature the maximummaximum temperature and the month it occurred in. the minimumminimum temperature and the month it occurred in. the range of temperaturerange of temperature , ie (max-min). are there clear seasonsseasons eg summer/winter with appropriate descriptions e.g. very hot summers/mild winters.
PrecipitationPrecipitation
the total total precipitation for the whole year (add up each month’s amount).
the patternpattern throughout the year e.g. are there periods of drought or very wet seasons in the year.
Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
are located along the Equator.
Precip
mm
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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To describe a climate we must go through these same steps every time. We need to remember to describe the temperature and the precipitation over the year.
max’ temp/month
min’ temp/month
range of temp
seasons
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
are located along the Equator.
Precip
mm
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To describe a climate we must go through the same steps every time. We need to remember to describe the temperature and the precipitation over the year.
Total precipitation
Annual pattern
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Hot deserts
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Hot deserts
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Temperaturemax’ temp/month
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Hot deserts
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
12 15 21 25 30 34 35 32 27 24 18 13
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PrecipitationTotal precipitation
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Tundra
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-27 -20 -10 -8 -2 10 13 12 2 -8 -19 -25
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0 10 0 0 0 18 75 85 20 10 0 0 mm
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Tundra
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Temperaturemax’ temp/month
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range of temp
seasons
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0 10 0 0 0 18 75 85 20 10 0 0
-27 -20 -10 -8 -2 10 13 12 2 -8 -19 -25
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Tundra
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PrecipitationTotal precipitation
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-27 -20 -10 -8 -2 10 13 12 2 -8 -19 -25
0 10 0 0 0 18 75 85 20 10 0 0 mm
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Mediterranean
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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80 50 30 20 18 5 0 5 15 45 65 80 mm
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Mediterranean
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10 10 12 16 20 25 28 28 24 20 15 11
80 50 30 20 18 5 0 5 15 45 65 80 mm
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Mediterranean
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10 10 12 16 20 25 28 28 24 20 15 11
80 50 30 20 18 5 0 5 15 45 65 80 mm
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Climatic regions of the Climatic regions of the worldworld
Equatorial rainforests
Hot deserts
Tundra
Mediterranean