* SCIENCE CLASS

de Leon, Mardie Faye S.BEEd-II

Edtech-II

*CLIMATE

It might be the best be described as a composite of weather. Although weather and climate are not identical, the nature of both is influenced by the same elements of weather.

*TROPICAL CLIMATE

-TROPICAL RAIN FOREST CLIMATE

*TROPICAL RAIN FOREST CLIMATE

Characterized by dense growth of plants. These include tall trees that form a dense shade umbrella beneath,

where heavy carpet of vines and smaller plants form the jungle. The rainfall is extremely heavy.

*SAVANNA CLIMATE

*Savanna Climate

Characterized by tropical dry climate. The year is made up of a wet and a dry season. The temperature is warm day and night. The dry season brings months of almost

no rainfall, with very hot days and cool nights. The Savanna climate takes its name from the covering of

coarse grass with scattered trees or shrubs.

*TROPICAL DESERTS

*Tropical Deserts

The world’s driest lands. The deserts lie in the vicinity of 20 to 25 degrees latitude, within the belt of the trade

winds. There is an extreme lack of moisture, because the easterly trade winds are unable to bring in moisture from the sea. Hence, the difference between day and

night temperature is very great. The chief tropical deserts of the world are the Sahara of Northern Africa

and the Kalahari of South Africa.

*STEPPE CLIMATE

*Steppe Climate

Forms a belt around the desert areas of tropical zone, except on the drier western sides. Steppes have slightly

greater amount of moisture than the desert, thus, steppes support more plant life than deserts. The plants

are in the form of low grasses and scattered shrubs.

*POLAR CLIMATE

*Polar Climate

During the summer in Tundra region, the sun does come into view. However, it’s rays are so slanting that they give little heat. The polar region has little precipitation, because the air is too cold to hold much moisture.

*TUNDAR CLIMATE

*Tundar Climate

is a cold climate, because it is the zone of gradual change between the sub-arctic climate of the middle

latitudes and the perpetual snows of the icecaps. Annual precipitation occurs mostly during the short

summers in the form of rain. Plant life is consists of a carpet of mosses and scattered small shrubs. The

tundra climate is confined to the northern hemisphere.

*ICECAP CLIMATE

*Icecap Climate

Is found in the immediate neighborhood of the poles where the temperature never rises above freezing.

Precipitation remains on the surface as snow and ice. The continental glacier, which nearly covers Greenland,

gives this region an icecap climate. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth, -125 degrees F or -87.22 degree C, was measured on the Antarctic icecap.

*The End