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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
Pluvia Loriente CEIP JOSEP TARRADELLAS
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TROPICAL CLIMATE
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It is found near the Tropics
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- Rainfall is abundant all year.
- Temperatures are always hot, between 24ºC-27ºC.
- Two seasons the dry and the rainy season.
TWO DIFFERENT HABITATS
Savannah
Rainforest
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RAINFOREST
Where ?
The main rainfores are in South and Central
America, Central Africa and South-east Asia.
Landscape ?
Always dense and green with many different
species of animals. The tallest trees are 40m.
hight.
Not many people live there because of the heat
and humidity. Some native people live by hunting
and gathering plants.
Life ?
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Savannah
Where?
Savannah are found in Central America, America,
south Asia and parts of Australia.
Landscape?
It is a huge plain with tall grass, green in the
rainy season and yellow in the dry season.
Most people live on the coast or near the rivers
in rural areas working in agriculture. Many
animals live there, such as giraffes, zebras,
lions and cheetahs.
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Life?
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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
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COOL TEMPERATE CLIMATE
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It is found in the northern hemisphere
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- It is usually cloudy.
- Average temperature is 3-8ºC.
- Winters are very cold and summers are hot.
- It is very wet, it usually rains 3or 4 days a
week.
- It has four seasons
Winter,Spring,Summer and Autumn.
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Where?
The population in the forest is very small. Most
people live in prairies. People have built towns
in prairies and they grow food and raise
livestock. Many animals live in the coniferous
forest such as squirols and moose. In summer a
lot of birds migrate there.
It is found in Europe, Asia and North America.

Life?
The population in the forest is very small. Most
people live in prairies. People have built towns
in prairies and they grow food and raise
livestock. Many animals live in the coniferous
forest such as squirols and moose. In summer a
lot of birds migrate there.
Pluvia Loriente
Landscape?
Coniferous forest and taigas.Coniferous trees
such as, fir and pine. Prairies of tall grass in
wetter warmer areas. Steppes are in dry areas.
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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
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MOUNTAIN CLIMATE
Pluvia Loriente
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- It is found in the highest Mountains
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- It often snows in Winter.
-Temperatures are low in Winter and cool in
Summer.
-There is abundant precipitation during the year.
-Temperatures grow colder going up the mountain.
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Where?
INTERESTING FACT Mount Everest is in the
Himalayas range in Asia. It is the highest
mountain in the world
It is found in the highest mountain ranges.
Himalayas in Asia, the Andes in South America and
Alps and Pirinees in Europe.
Landscap?
In temperate zones mountains are not populated,
people live in valleys. In hot zones mountains
are densely populated because of the lower
temperature.
Vegetation Changes from a part of a mountain to
another. Changes with altitude because of the
different temperature. There is less vegetation
in windy places. The vegatation in sunny slopes
is different from the shady slopes.
Pluvia Loriente
Life?
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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
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POLAR CLIMATE
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Arctic
It is found between the Polar Circles the
Poles.
Antarctic
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- It is very cold.
- Strong and dry winds.
- Snow falls about 2 or 4 days a week.
- The average temperature is about-10ºC.
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Where ?
INTERESTING FACT Antarctica is the coldest
continent on Earth and it is bigger than India
and China combined.
Two regions the Arctic and the Antarctic
Landscape ?
Human life is very difficult, no water and few
animals or plants. Small groups of Sami and
Inuit live in the Arctic regions. In the
Antarctic there are only a few scientists
Mainly ice and snow all around. There are tundra
where the ice melts during the short summer
Life ?
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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
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DESERT CLIMATE
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It is found near the tropics and in Temperate
zones
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Weather
- There is little rain.
- In hot deserts it is very hot during the day
and cold at night.
- In cold deserts it is very hot in Summers and
very cold in Winters.
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Where ?
INTERESTING FACT FILE The Sahara in Africa is the
largest desert in the world.
Near the tropics and in temperate zones.
Landscape ?
People live in oasis, places with water all year
round. Some nomads live there Tuaregs in Sahara
and Mongols in Gobi.
The lak of water makes vegetation and animals
scarce. Some especies has adapted to dry
conditions.
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Life ?
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POLAR DESERT TROPICAL
CLIMATE WORLDWIDE
COOL TEMPERATE MOUNTAIN WARM TEMPERATE
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WARM TEMPERATE CLIMATE
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It is found in temperate zones
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Mediterranean
-Temperature is high in Summer and mild in Winter.
- Precipitation is not abundant.
- Summers are very dry.
Oceanic
- Temperatures are mild all year because of the
ocean.
- Precipitation is abundant and regular.
- It rains in all seasons.
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Rivers in Summer carry little water. There are
forest of holms, oak, and pine trees. On the
coast fruit and vegetables used to be grown.
PEOPLE These areas are densely populated.
Vegetation is abundant and landscape is
green. There are forests with oaks, ash and beech
trees. Landscape has changed, many forests have
been cut down to obtain room for farmlands,
towns, factories or roads.