Wednesday 7th December 

LC: To describe and understand key aspects of climate zones. 

What Are Climate Zones?

Climate zones are areas around the world with specific patterns of weather. In a certain place, if there is a pattern of weather that occurs over a long period of time, this can be described as its climate. It takes years for scientists to find, track and record these patterns.

For example, if a place has colder temperatures and high rainfall in the winter, but sunny, warmer conditions in the summer, this would be a temperate climate zone. The coldest climates are found in the Arctic and Antarctic, whilst the hottest areas are found in countries near the Equator.

There is, however, an important distinction to make between weather and climate when learning about these zones; the weather is the general day-to-day conditions of a place, while the climate is the pattern of this weather over a long time.

Click on the image below to learn more about climate zones.

Now look at the map below which shows all the different climate zones around the world. 

Do you notice any patterns? 

Use an atlas to help you.

Using a map of the world  - locate the different climate zones.

What are the different climate zones in South America?

How do they compare to the climate zones of the UK.