Climate

3 climate zones are:

the measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator

Climate does affect animals and plants that grow there

Tropical climate zones are closest to equator and stay cold all year long

Area that has similar average temperature and precipitation

Weather is the weather pattern of a specific place, Climate changes on a daily basis

Polar climate zones are far from the equator and stay cold all year

Which place would you expect to have a dry and hot climate?

Most of the United States is in a temperate climate zone

Long term weather patterns

Imaginary lines that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres or halves