3. What is Climate?
THE AVERAGE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OF A PLACE
TAKEN OVER A LONG TIME.
4. Types of Climate
• Cold Climate
• Moderate Climate
• Hot Climate
• The monsoon climate
• Equilateral Climate
5. Cold Climate
• Cold environments (both polar and tundra) are found in
high latitude areas and mountainous regions of the world.
• These climates have an average temperature above 10 °C in their
warmest months, and a coldest month average below −3 °C.
• These usually occur in the interiors of continents, or on their east
coasts, north of 40° North latitude.
8. Reasons for difference
in climate
• Latitude, or how far one is from the
equator,
greatly affects the climate and
weather of an area
• Altitude, or how high one is above sea
level, has a similar effect–the higher
the elevation, the colder the climate
9. The monsoon climate in
South and South-East Asia
• November- February : Cool and dry
• March – May : Hot and dry
• June –October: Hot and wet
10. The Equatorial Climate
• The annual temperature range may
be as low as 3 degrees Celsius.
• The daily temperature range (the
difference between the highest
temperature in the day and the
lowest temperature at night) is
usually greater.
• Another major characteristic of
this climate is the high rainfall.
12. Effect of climate on life
• Climate regulates life on earth.
• It determines how humans live.
• Climate effects our quality of life e.g life production,
energy production and consumption, water availability
and environmental diversity.