Unit 10: World Climates

2. WEATHER: the conditions in the air
above the Earth such as wind, rain or
temperature, especially at a particular
time over a particular area

4. CLIMATE: the general weather
conditions usually found in a particular
place

6. Weather is what conditions of the
atmosphere are over a short period of
time, and climate is how the atmosphere
"behaves" over relatively long periods of
time.

7. AFFECT: to have an influence on
someone or something, or to cause
them to change

8. EQUATOR: an imaginary line drawn
around the middle of the Earth an
equal distance from the North Pole
and the South Pole

9. GRAIN: seed from a plant, especially
a plant like a grass such as rice or
wheat

10. WHEAT: a plant
whose yellowish
brown grain is
used for making
flour, or the
grain itself

11. INFLUENCE: the power to have an
effect on people or things, or a person
or thing that is able to do this

12. LOCATION: a place or position

13. PARTICULAR: special, or this and not
any other

14. THROUGHOUT: in every part, or during
the whole period of time

15. VEGETATION: plants in general or
plants which are found in a particular
area

16. LOTS OF: A large extent, amount, or
number

17. TAKE A LOOK: look at with attention

18. QUESTIONS
• Describe the climate in your country.
• What kind of plants/fruits/vegetables grow in your
country?
• Do you have different clothing for different weather?
• Where would you like to live, near the equator or
near the poles? Why?
• How’s the weather today?
• What’s the climate like in your country?
• Why is one area a desert and another a rainforest?