1. Climatic regions of the world The world has many different climates depending on where you are. Remember – the climate of a place is the average or normal weather that a place gets. This is the average over the last 30 years.

2. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests Hot deserts Tundra Mediterranean

3. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests Hot deserts Tundra Mediterranean

4. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests Hot deserts Tundra Mediterranean

5. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests Hot deserts Tundra Mediterranean

6. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests are located along the Equator. Temp Precip Climate graphs show us what the average weather for a place is like over 12 months. We can see the temperature over the whole year and also how much precipitation there was and when in the year it fell. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 262728 27 26 25023026022517090604045100140200mm oCoC

7. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests are located along the Equator. Temp Precip JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 262728 27 26 25023026022517090604045100140200 Temp o C 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 Temperature figures are plotted on a line graph according to the temperature side of the graph. Each point is placed in the centre of the column for that month then joined with a best fitting straight line. mm oCoC

8. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests are located along the Equator. Temp Precip JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 262728 27 26 25023026022517090604045100140200 Temp o C Precip mm 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Precipitation figures are plotted on a bar graph according to the precipitation side of the graph. Each bar fills the the column for that month. mm oCoC

9. Climatic regions of the world Describing a climate from a climate graph. When describing any climate from a climate graph we must go through the following steps each time : Temperature  the m mm maximum temperature and the month it occurred in. he m mm minimum temperature and the month it occurred in. he r rr range of temperature, ie (max-min).  are there clear s ss seasons eg summer/winter with appropriate descriptions e.g. very hot summers/mild winters. Precipitation  the t tt total precipitation for the whole year (add up each month’s amount). he p pp pattern throughout the year e.g. are thereperiods of drought or very wet seasons in the year.

10. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests are located along the Equator. Precip mm JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Temp o C 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Temperature To describe a climate we must go through these same steps every time. We need to remember to describe the temperature and the precipitation over the year. mmax’ temp/month mmin’ temp/month rrange of temp sseasons 33

11. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests are located along the Equator. Precip mm JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Temp o C 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Precipitation To describe a climate we must go through the same steps every time. We need to remember to describe the temperature and the precipitation over the year. TTotal precipitation AAnnual pattern 33

12. Climatic regions of the world Hot deserts JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 121521253034353327241813 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 27535 Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip 10 000002000 5mm oCoC

13. Climatic regions of the world Hot deserts JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 10 000002000 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 27535 Temperature mmax’ temp/month mmin’ temp/month rrange of temp sseasons Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip 5 121521253034353227241813 mm oCoC

14. Climatic regions of the world Hot deserts JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 121521253034353227241813 10 000002000 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 27535 Precipitation TTotal precipitation AAnnual pattern Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip 5mm oCoC

15. Climatic regions of the world Tundra JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec -27-20-10-8-21013122-8-19-25 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip010000187585201000 mm oCoC

16. Climatic regions of the world Tundra JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Temperature mmax’ temp/month mmin’ temp/month rrange of temp sseasons Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip010000187585201000 -27-20-10-8-21013122-8-19-25 mm oCoC -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20

17. Climatic regions of the world Tundra JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Precipitation TTotal precipitation AAnnual pattern Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip -27-20-10-8-21013122-8-19-25 010000187585201000 mm oCoC -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20

18. Climatic regions of the world Mediterranean JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 10 1216202528 24201511 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip80503020 18505 15 4565 80 mm oCoC

19. Climatic regions of the world Mediterranean JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Temperature mmax’ temp/month mmin’ temp/month rrange of temp sseasons Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip 10 1216202528 24201511 80503020 18505 15 4565 80 mm oCoC

20. Climatic regions of the world Mediterranean JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 Precipitation TTotal precipitation AAnnual pattern Precip mm Temp o C Temp Precip 10 1216202528 24201511 80503020 18505 15 4565 80 mm oCoC

21. Climatic regions of the world Equatorial rainforests Hot deserts Tundra Mediterranean