THE EARTH’S CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATE: the pattern of weather of a place over many years TEMPERATE ZONE: Found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle (Northern Hemisphere) and between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle (Southern Hemisphere) POLAR ZONE: An area north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle TROPICAL ZONE: Area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer PRECIPITATION: the falling of moisture such as rain and snow
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THE EARTH’S CLIMATE ZONES
CLIMATE: the pattern of weather of a place over many years
TEMPERATE ZONE: Found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle (Northern Hemisphere) and between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle (Southern Hemisphere)
POLAR ZONE: An area north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
TROPICAL ZONE: Area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer
PRECIPITATION: the falling of moisture such as rain and snow
CLIMATE ZONES
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You will need:
Red, Blue, Green colors
Label and write latitudes for:
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Using your definitions, color in the three Climate Zones. Use this key: Temperate: Green