World climates

Question 1

Factors affecting climate

Answer 1

1. Latitude - distance from the equator. It is described using angles. Ireland is approximately 53° north of the equator. Latitude affects climate.
2. Distance from seas and oceans - places near sea are cooler in summer, warmer in winter.
3. Prevailing wind - the most common wind blowing over a region. Winds are named after the direction from which they blow. The prevailing wind in Ireland is south-westerly. Prevailing winds are large masses of moving air.

Question 2

Aspect

Answer 2

direction in which a slope faces

Question 3

Altitude

Answer 3

height of a place above sea level

Question 4

Cold climate: name 2 types, weather, wildlife, example

Answer 4

Cold tundra
- polar bears
- near the poles
- cold summers
- Lapland

Cold boreal
- arctic foxes
- hear the poLes
- cold summers
- Sweden

Question 5

Temperate: name 2 types, weather, wildlife, example

Answer 5

Cool temperate
- red squirrels, deers
- warm summers, mild winters
- Ireland

Warm temperate
- goats, sheeps
- dry summers
- herbs, heather vegetarion
- Spain

Question 6

Hot climate: name 2 types, weather, wildlife, example

Answer 6

Equatorial
- monkeys, snakes
- near equator
- hot temperature
- Brazilian rainforest

Savannah
- lions, giraffes
- few trees
- Angola (central northern Africa)

Hot dessert
- camels, lizards
- periods of drought
- palm trees
- Sahara desert