World Climate
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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What is climate?
measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time.
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Weather is the short term average of weather.
Climate is the long term average of weather.
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Polar
Always cold & dry with short cold summers. Covered by permafrost. Many ponds as almost no water absorbs after rain has occured.
You would wear a snow suit and very warm cloths.
There would not be many plants
There would be animals like polar bears and animals that can live in the cold
Water would be frozen and you would have to eat animals and make you house out of pine trees or snow and ice
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Dry
Less than 10 inches of rain per year with hot days. Large temperature fluctuations between day and night. Evaporation exceeds precipitation. Many animals are nocturnal and plants have a waxy cuticle that minimizes water loss.
Animals would be lions, zebras, lizards animals like that. Plants would be cacti dry grass and trees
You would find water in oasis and you can eat animals.
You would build you house out of trees and dry grass
Humid and tropical
Hot & rainy throughout the year Closest to the equator. Contain the tropical rain forest
Animals will be snakes, frogs, monkeys animals like that
Water you can almost find anywhere and for there are plants and animals you can eat
You would make your house out of trees and bushes and big
Leaves.
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Moist-mid latitude mild winters
Hot humid summers and mild winters Southeastern US, warm moist air masses bring thunderstorms
Plants there are trees and flowers bushes.
Water you can almost find any where but probably from a lake or river make your house out of trees and leaves stones.
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