Climate affects the way people

live

Climate is the characteristic state of the atmosphere in a place:

- The temperature- Precipitation- Winds

If we observe and record the weather in a specific place over a period of years, we know the climate.

Certain factors affect climate and these explain why climates differ from one region to another.

Distance from the sea

Altitude Proximity to the Equator

Distance from the sea

Water heats up and cools down more slowly than land.

Temperatures on the coast are milder.

In inland areas, summers are much hotter and winters are much colder than on the coast.

Altitude

The climate of a mountain region is colder than on plains.

This is because temperatures fall as altitude increases.

altitude Temperature

Mountain climates are also humid because clouds collide with the mountains and it rains or snows.

Proximity to the Equator

Not all the Earth receives an equal

amount of heat from the Sun.

Regions near the Equator receive more

heat.

Poles receive less heat.

The regions between these hot and cold areas are called temperate zones.