Earth's Climate Zones PDF

( jjqg }}jeSe places hot. The regions near the poles, at higher latitudes are far from the sun d do Il€t receive direct sunlight, making these places colder. Temperature zones are -rriined based on the intensity of heat recgived from the sun bya particular place. j on this, the earth h...

( jjqg }}jeSe places hot. The regions near the poles, at higher latitudes are far from the sun d do Il€t receive direct sunlight, making these places colder. Temperature zones are -rriined based on the intensity of heat recgived from the sun bya particular place. j on this, the earth has been divided into three temperature zones or heat zones: ,md(Tropical) zone, Temperate zone and Frìgid (Polar) zone.  Ca !’ C ’ the TropiC of near th e eqpatof. As its narne It ClijMBtC earl to the ai‘eä on but does not exPerieJ'$ jet and dry seas rther from thee Ti The TolTid Zonerefei's s w riB. It nes qua›, Torrid Zone isg eneri1l1y ä zo fourseasons famlliar to reside nts e er, co sys teiTls and geographic featy, s. s wea tli flUences its parixth of the ToiTidZ€tfle in plant life n e Ïnd iS ,fryhOt andwet. As this , in the O ,rid z O trees here. The equatorial forestregion falls ther e iS1 Llxuriant year, that all tree receives rainfall throughout the d ding s e asoll s.This ensures 1 dif fere nt gro w ing and sh e given to thiskind op these trees have n g ee iS shed their leaves at thesame time. Thus thename ever r ts grow 11 differen t layers. Forest floor, shmb lalti Trees in the equatorial fores understory, canopy andemergent layer. Animal me The Earth's tropical rainforests are found Within the Torrid Zone. Thiszone w°° identified by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who misunderstood the tol and &ought it to be uninhabitable. We seetoday that this :lssumpèon was moze than half of the world's °eima1 specie3 je foun d «ithin ae toxrid zone. Aiiï found in the torrid nne are zebns' '1’ °. 'i°ä*°**..cheetabs, tÏletorridzone areparrots, t0llefiRS, kangaroos et¢. Bif temperate grasslands havea temperate climate with cold winters and hot summers. “emperate grasslands receive most of their rainfall in the spring and summer. Their mperatures havea wide range, Aom l000F in the summer to as low as - 40 F in the inter.  Plant like the grasslaflds. The wetter On the r with ShOtter R«inrali l›asa major effectthe lackO f rain pro ducesa drie climate lpmadoes, blizzards, " The produce Ionger grasses and gyp5Sîaxds e The Threenatural factors that impact tefn90 atCt of south America which Anti type pi tipas e xceptio n is the OmbU,d.tree nitlVÖ tÖ The fires. adaptations to protect itself from Clir The sj,xbs are co pletely absent or rare. Prairies ha e lutemperate grasslands, trees and es of this area have adapted tg rijSSes. Grass grasses, and steppes have ShO£t g rasses have deep, mass >e temperatures, drought, and occasional jrja graSS@S tO remain firmlY ooted systems that take hold in the soil.This allows "h sn‹ cole ground toreduceerosion andt€tconserve water. CO ¥ grasslands inGltlde: buffalo grass, sur;q0q SCtme examples of Vegetation in temperate clovers, and wildindigos. S O IS t he “‘'* tW I tt ut to thesurplus of wheat production, thePrair1eSl S£ ‘1 b world”. Animal life A wide variety of animale makes thèse grasslands their homes. Animals such as dogs, wild horses, biSol2, jack rabbits, wolves and deer are among thedenizens American prairies along witha variety of birds and insects. The African veld is host toa different but just as variedgroup including gazelles, zest and rhinoeeroses. Steppe fauna includes rabbits, mice, antelope, badgers, foxes and many others. Occupation In harming and cattle rearing are the main occupations of the people in temperate grasslinég h‹ In Prairies along with agriculture, daÎJ farmÎrig is a veryimportant industry and tr encouraged the setting up of many food processing industries. Livestock ranching alat is an important activity in thegrasslands. a u Cowboys inNorth America ride horses and take care of the The native Cowboys were called Vaqueros caCle infarm5 called ranchei cowboys arecalledGauchos inSOllthAmerica.( om the Spanish word forcow). Inthevelds, sheeprearing is themost imp O especially the wool of themerino shee a '*°° Occllpation andÎS mainly done forW001. t very well developed in South Africa. Dairy thCJ wool is veryq.am. The wool indusWl'S fdIi0ilig is °0otherOGCjjp¿ttiCn ea has rÎcb deposits f minerals su ch gg üon J hdRilCSburg is lœown ^P,.,oIthe>o.'a:. GOal diamonds and g0 '  nte ppigldZone pngid zone is the area between the Arctic circle and the north pole or between the tic circle and the south pole. g around thepoles are sparsely populated due to the severe cold and lack of 6on. Dùriiig summer there is continuous daylight even at midnight. Similarly, in there regione havecontinuotis darkness. fàllibg and the soil remaitis frozen hard. The continent of Antarctica is the in the orld'and it lies in thesouthem Frigid Zone. lt is known asthefrozen f ‘ght, the southem frigid zone km hemisphere and aurora urring bright lights that are by the collision of charged , è @ /u ’perióanently Aozen exc "Thus hardly any crops or ” °qw here and only Òe veryh ow thaws insummer some "$ ,às mò.ssesi iichens and ’bearing plants and beny s s;icb as blueberxies,c.e seen.  fox,hare, ermine and musk or, p ¿$w animals such as thel*eindger, caribou, bind, B. apte d themselves to severe cotd aref oun d )1C'//g sO=e birds such as th arc Gavs ad and snowy owl also inhabit the region. Ai thick white coat of fur qq These animals survive the extreme coldbecause of the eylsh brown color body which when thesnow melts, changs$ l£ltOa gr animals and birds, plenty of them at various times of the year. Apart from these whales, seals, and walruses are also found here. 2 kayaks. Many changes have taken place in the lives of the lnuit; they no longer aa harpoons but have started using rifles and now live in permanent wooden houses instead or i igloos. A. Fill in the blanks. 1. The cowboys arecalled Gauch0s in South America. 2. The equatorial forests fall in the torrid zone. 3. South Ombu tree is native to the PdmpM of e yC£l 4. The polar zone is also called thg rig zone.