The document summarizes the different climate zones and their associated vegetation in Europe. Europe spans two climate zones - a temperate zone and a cold zone. The temperate zone includes oceanic, Mediterranean, and continental climates which vary in temperature and rainfall patterns. Each climate type supports distinct vegetation like forests or steppe. The cold zone includes polar climates in northern areas with tundra vegetation and alpine climates in mountainous regions with forests.

1. EUROPEAN CLIMATES
SCIENCE
6TH GRADE PRIMARY EDUCATION
By Teacher Delia Carmen Dumitru Sopirla

2. EUROPEAN CLIMATES AND VEGETATION
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Source: Santillana Educación S.L., (2011), Textbook Top Science Teacher’s Book 6 Primary, Madrid: Richmond Publishing

3. EUROPEAN CLIMATES AND VEGETATION
 The Earth has different climate zones.
 Europe is located in the Northern
hemisphere.
 Europe spans two of the Earth climate
zones.
 It has a temperate climate and a cold
climate.
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4. EUROPEAN TEMPERATE CLIMATES
European temperate climates
are classified into the
following types:
Oceanic climate
Mediterranean climate
Continental climate
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5. EUROPEAN TEMPERATE CLIMATES
Oceanic or Atlantic climate
(in Western Europe):
 Temperatures are mild in summer.
 Precipitation is abundant and regular.
 This climate has four seasons.
 There are meadows and deciduous forests.
 Great Britain is a country with an oceanic
climate.
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6. EUROPEAN TEMPERATE CLIMATES
 Mediterranean climate (around the
Mediterranean Sea):
 Temperatures are high in summer and mild in
winter.
 Precipitation is not abundant. In Summer months,
there is very little rain.
 There are Mediterranean forests with evergreen
trees.
 This climate is characteristic of the Mediterranean
coast and some interior areas in the South of Europe.
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7. EUROPEAN TEMPERATE CLIMATES
Continental climate:
 Temperatures are high in summer, but
very low in winter.
 Precipitation is higher in summer.
 There are steppes and taiga.
 This climate is characteristic of areas in
Central and Eastern Europe.
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8. EUROPEAN COLD CLIMATES
There are two types
of cold climates:
Polar climate.
Mountain or Alpine climate.
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9. EUROPEAN COLD CLIMATES
Polar climate:
 Polar climates are the coldest on the Earth.
 Temperatures vary between –50 ° C in Winter
and 15 ° C in Summer.
 Precipitation is scarce.
 There is little vegetation in this climate:
tundra (mosses, lichens and small shrubs).
 This climate is found in the North of the
Scandinavian countries and Russia.
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10. EUROPEAN COLD CLIMATES
Mountain or Alpine climate:
 The temperatures are very low in Winter and
cool in Summer.
 Precipitation is abundant. It snows a lot.
 Vegetation: forests.
 This is found at the top of the highest points
of the continent.
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Bibliography:
 Santillana Educación S.L., (2011),
Textbook: Top Science Teacher’s Book 6
Primary, Madrid: Richmond Publishing
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