PPT-Climates

Vocabulary Climate zone an area that has similar average temperature and precipitation throughout Equator an imaginary line that divides Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres Latitude a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator. Click on the image at right to view the video. This is a YouTube video so ask your teacher for assistance.. After you watch the video think about some other misconceptions people may have about the seasons.. Thomas Gale Moore Senior Fellow Hoover Institution Stanford University Prepared for the conference on: Global Climate Change at Rice University September 6 to 8, 2000 1 It is the best of Climates; It 3-2. Major Climate Zones. Five major climate zones:. Tropical. Temperature. Polar. Dry. Highland. Based on: Temperature, precipitation, and native plants. Tropical. Tropic of Cancer to Tropic of Capricorn. Chapter 3. Seasons. Solstice:. . Marks the longest or shortest day of the year. . Winter solstice: December. Summer Solstice: June. Seasons. Equinox: . Even days of sunlight and darkness. .. Fall: September. What is Climate?. Climate - average weather at a given point & time of year, over a long period (typically 30 years).. Weather changes a lot from day to day, but climate remains relatively constant.. Francisci. WG.2a. The . low. latitude climates are always . between. the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of . Capricorn. .. The climate is . tropical. , wet, hot and . humid. .. Low Latitude Climates. Climate Regions of the World . What factors are used to classify climates?. What are the six main climate regions?. The big idea. Scientists classify climates according to two major factors:. Temperature. Describing Climates. There . are . three. major climate zones:. The planet can be divided into . climate. . zones. , regions that share similar weather conditions.. Tropical Zone. warm temperature which does not vary much throughout the year. Tropical climates are somewhat variable . In terms of moisture. In terms of temp on a day-night cycle. And somewhat consistent. In terms of annual temp. In terms of incoming solar radiation. Diurnal compared to annual temperature ranges defines the tropics. 1-. Contoski asserts that global warming is scientifically unproven. . 2-. and that the facts reveal that the earth periodically experiences changing climates. . 3-. Manmade emissions of carbon dioxide were not significant before worldwide industrialization began in the 1940s.. Entisols. . SOIL SUBORDERS. Example of an . Udipsamment. , which is an . Entisol. . – . A young poorly developed soil in a sandy glacial outwash plain. . Soil Suborders. Mollisols.  . - . grassland . The main shapers of climate are temperature, precipitation, and wind.. These factors form global patterns. Temperatures are warmest in and around the tropics and coolest near the poles.. Precipitation is greatest near the Equator.. Global climates and natural vegetation Climate is average of weather conditions for 30+ years Climatologists employ many different tools to organize the wealth of information about Dr Pramod Kumar. Asstt. . Professor. Dept. of . Vety. . Physiology. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna. . Temperature stress is a . physiological stress induced by excessive heat or . cold . that can impair functioning and .