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1. We can divide the Earth into five climatic zones. Look at the map. Which zone is Romania
in? Read and listen to the text to find out what this means.
Climate is the usual type of weather in a place. For example, the climate in India is hot and the
climate in Greenland is very cold. Climate affects the way people dress, work, build houses and
enjoy their free time.
The two polar zones: Arctic and Antarctic
There are only two seasons in the polar zones: a very long winter with temperatures below -30
C, and a short summer with temperatures of a few degrees above zero. Temperatures go down
when you move away from the equator, and the polar zones are very far from the equator, so it
is always extremely cold. During the summer the sun shines all day long but it doesnt come up
at all during the winter. The land in the polar zones is always covered with snow.
The two temperate zones: North Temperate Zone and South Temperate Zone
The North and South Temperate Zones have four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
In these zones the temperatures are never too hot or too cold, and there is a moderate amount
of rainfall, However, there are climatic differences between the temperate zones.
The Tropical Zone
In this zone, night and day both last about twelve hours each. At this latitude the suns rays fall
at a 90 angle all year long and the temperature is always quite high. At the equator it rains
almost every day. As you move north or south it rains less, but it is always hot.
Local climate
Climate also varies locally. This can be because of the following:
4. exposure
to the sun:
for example,
mountains
that face the
sun are
warmer than
3. distance from the sea: lands heats and those that
cools faster than the sea; on the coast are not.
winters are mild and summers are warm;
inland winters are cold and summers are hot.
Comprehension check
2. Choose the correct answer A or B?
1. Climate is
A. the general weather of a place B. the weather on a particular day
3. Write the names of the country under the correct climate zone. One is done for you.
Iceland, Venezuela, Nigeria, Italy, New Zealand, Ecuador, Great Britain, Australia,
Greenland, Madagascar, China, Spain, Russia, Panama, Turkey
POLAR ZONES TEMPERATE ZONES TROPICAL ZONES
Italy