Understanding Weather and Climate: Factors, Zones, and Influence
The climate and weather play a crucial role in shaping the environment around us. This article explores the difference between climate and weather, the factors influencing climate, heat zones on Earth, and the influence of the distance from the equator. By understanding these concepts, we can gain insights into the patterns of weather conditions over time and how they impact different regions of the world.
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WEATHER AND CLIMATE WEATHER AND CLIMATE
WEATHER AND CLIMATE 1. The climate of a place is the pattern of weather conditions over a long period of time. On the basis of the prevailing climatic conditions, the world can be divided into seven major climatic regions. The regions are very hot & wet, hot & wet, very hot & dry, cool & dry, warm & wet, very cold and mediterranean. 1. Weather is the day to day condition of air at a particular place. Weather changes every day. Changes in weather conditions give rise to seasons. In India we enjoy three seasons summer, winter and monsoon. 2. 2. 3. 3.
WHAT INFLUENCES CLIMATE? Many factors influence the distribution of heat on Earth, thereby affecting the clicmate. Distance from the Equator. 1. Near the Equator, the rays of the Sun are vertical and are spread over a small area. As we move away from the Equator and towards the poles, the rays become slanting and cover a larger area. Thus, places near the Equator recive more heat. These places are hotter than those which are away from the Equator.
HEAT ZONES We can divide the Earth into three heat zones. Torrid Zone Temperate Zone 1. The areas lying between the Torrid Zone and Frigid Zone in both the hemisphere are called Temperate Zones. 1. The Torrid Zone or the Tropical Zone lies on both sides of the Equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
Frigid Zone 1. The areas lying between the Arctic Circle and North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and that between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere are the Frigid Zones.
