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Tropical Climate Zone
Szemán Zsuzsa
Difference between Weather and Climate
• Weather: is the day to day condition of the atmosphere.
• This includes temperature, rainfall and wind.
• Climate: is the average weather conditions of a place, usually measured over one year.
• This includes temperature and rainfall.
The warmest areas in the world• High temperatures all year,
on average 25 Celsius.• Lot of rainfalls all year, on
average, 2000mm.• Examples: Amazon Basin,
Congo• These areas are located
between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn.
Trees of the rainforests
• Broad-leaved evergreens
• Tallest trees 50-60 m• Usually the plants have
glossy, waxy leaves with pointed ends drip tips