Climates of the Earth

The elements of climate: Temperature Precipitation Pressure and winds Climatic factors: Latitude Altitude and Distance from the sea
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Result different types of climates on the Earth

Climates of the Earth

Three climatic zones: Warm Temperate
Climatic Zones

Cold
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Each climate produces a landscape: natural environment+ human action

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Climates of the Earth: Warm zone

Between the Tropics (Cancer and Capricorn)

Three types of climates:

Equatorial

There is not practically winter (coldest month 18 C).

Tropical
Desert
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Earth Landscapes: Equatorial Landscape

Areas close to Ecuador
High temperatures. Abundant precipitation. Large rivers and regular. Exuberant vegetation. Forests or jungles. Multitude of species. Many of them in danger of extinction.
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Their people lived from hunting / gathering and agriculture.

Earth Landscapes: Tropical Landscape

North and South of the equatorial zone
High Temperatures. Two seasons: Humid and Dry.
The river flows varies with the season. Different vegetation types. Tropial forest, Savannah and Steppe. Variety of birds. Herbivorous animals and predators.
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People live in ranching and agriculture: rotation farming and planting.

Earth Landscapes : Desert Landscape

Near the tropics
The very high and fluctuating temperatures Low and irregular precipitation

Rivers without courses (watercourses). The scant vegetation is prickly, of slow growth Rodents, insects and snakes. Are usually nocturnal.
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Nomads peoples. Pasturage. Hard living conditions. Near oasis or in the desert.

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Climates of the Earth: Temperate zone

Between the Tropics and Polar regions
Four types of climates:

Oceanic Mediterranean

In common, the existence of 4 seasons: - Winter (cold)

- Summer (warm)
- Spring - Autumn
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Continental Desert-cold
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Earth Landscapes : Oceanic Landscape

Between parallels 40 and 60
Located in the coastal strips. Abundant and regular rainfall.
Rivers with abundant and regular flow. Deciduous forest: oak, beech Characteristic formation: the meadow.

Western Europe: Industry. Cattle. Corn and Potato. American coasts, Chile and Argentina: Agundant forests. Australia and New Zealand cattle and sheep.

Mammals: bears, foxes, wild boars. Rodents: mice and moles. Birds.
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Earth Landscapes: Mediterranean Landscape

The Mediterranean coasts, and others

Hot and dry summers. Scarce and irregular rainfall Scarce and irregular flowing rivers. Evergreen forests: pines, oaks. Dense thickets. Voles, hares, snakes, reptiles and insects.
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Unirrigate land: cereals, vines and olive trees. Irrigation: intensive agriculture. Rice, cotton and citrus. Greenhouses.
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Earth Landscapes: Continental landscape Far away from the seas and oceans
Extreme temperatures. Scare rainfall (summer).

Wood industry.
Great and large rivers. Coniferos forests (taiga) Steppes and meadows. Deer, elk, squirrels, etc
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Livestock Cultivation of cereal. Mining.

Earth Landscapes: Desert-cold

Continental high plateaus

Average annual temperature <18 C.

Scare rainfall.

Hard living conditions. Oil exploitation. Mining.

Almost no vegetation.

Rodents, insects and snakes.

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Climates of the Earth: Cold zones

High Mountains and Polar Regions

Two types:
Polar Climate High Mountain Climate
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Long and hard winters.

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- Scarce rainfall - Abundant snow

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Earth Landscapes: Polar Landscape

On the ends of the Earth
Temperatures below 0 C. Precipitation as snow.

Eskimos.
Icebergs.

Reindeer grazing. Oil exploitation. Mining.

Tundra: mosses and lichens.

Seals, penguins, bears and reindeer.

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Earth Landscapes: High mountain

Altitude higher than 2,500 m.
Low temperatures. Abundant precipitations. Headwaters of the rivers and glaciers. Variety of vegetation, according to the altitude. Goats and birds of pray.
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Livestock. Exploitation of forests.

Tourist activities: winter sports.

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To learn more

Climate of the Earth Climatic Zones

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Taiga Ecosystem

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Forest Ecosystem

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Vocational and professional guidance
(for an integrated curriculum)

Professin: Geographer (wikipedia)

Industry: Sierra Nevada

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Instrument: Climograms
Ecology: Greenpeace

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