Starter quiz
- What is a climate zone?
- a region of Earth that experiences similar average weather patterns ✓
- a section of the Earth where the same type of weather occurs every day
- an area on Earth where the same type of weather is experienced all year round
- a specific area where the weather never changes
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- What is the equator?
- an imaginary line around Earth that is halfway between the North and South Pole ✓
- an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
- an imaginary line that splits Africa in half
- an imaginary line that Earth spins around
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- How do rays of light from the sun travel?
- in a curved path
- in a straight line ✓
- in a circular motion
- in a zig zag pattern
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- Complete the sentence. At the equator, the sun's rays are more concentrated and have more ...
- 'energy' ✓
- What are the atmospheric conditions that we experience from day to day known as?
- weather ✓
- rainfall
- climate
- sunshine
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- How do scientists work out what the climate of a location is like?
- by studying the weather for a long time to find averages and patterns ✓
- by studying the weather for one year to find averages and patterns
- by studying the weather and comparing it to other places
- by studying how the weather is changing from one year to the next
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Exit quiz
- What are lines of latitude?
- imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator on a world map ✓
- imaginary lines that run vertically, or north to south, on a world map
- imaginary lines that show where climate zones are on a world map
- imaginary lines that show where major forests are on a world map
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- Put these lines of latitude in order from north to south.
- 1⇔Arctic Circle
- 2⇔Tropic of Cancer
- 3⇔equator
- 4⇔Tropic of Capricorn
- 5⇔Antarctic Circle
- Which statement about climate zones is true?
- Climate zones match the borders of countries and continents.
- Climate zones can cover several countries and continents. ✓
- Every country of the world has its own climate zone.
- It is impossible for a country to have more than one climate zone.
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- Match the climate zones to the descriptions.
- equatorial climate zone⇔the climate zone around the equator ✓
- Arctic and polar climate zone⇔the climate zone containing the coldest places on Earth ✓
- temperate climate zone⇔the United Kingdom is in this climate zone ✓
- tropical climate zone⇔the climate zone north and south of the equatorial climate zone ✓
- hot desert climate zone⇔the climate zone north and south of the tropical climate zone ✓
- Match the words to the definitions
- latitude⇔how far north or south of the equator a place is located ✓
- altitude⇔how high above sea level a place is located ✓
- Complete the sentence. Altitude affects temperature; the higher the altitude, the ______ the temperature.
- 'lower' ✓
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Key learning points
- Lines of latitude can help us understand the location of climate zones.
- Climate zones cross over national and international boundaries and also lie within them.
- Average temperature is a clue to identifying climate zones.
- Latitude and altitude are both related to climate zones.
Common misconception
That separate countries must be in separate climate zones or that in each single country is part of one single climate zone.
Borders between countries have been invented by humans, they are not related to climate zones which occur naturally. Climate zones can cover many countries, and big countries like Australia can have more than one climate zone within them.
Keywords
Latitude - Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator.
Weather - The weather of a place is the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.
Temperature - Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a place.
Location - A location is the particular position of something on Earth.
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