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  • an imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
    EQUATOR
  • Describe this map for 2 minutes.
    (Student's own answer. Key words: climate zone, map, arid, polar, alpine, tropical, temperate, climate, weather, equator)
  • What is the typical weather in a tropical climate zone?
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  • Name eight types of weather.
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  • What’s a scientific word for rainfall?
    precipitation
  • What does hemisphere mean?
    half of a sphere / half of the Earth
  • KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION: In temperate climates, the weather changes throughout the year. ---> VARYING ---> Temperate climates _____________________ the year.
    Temperate climates have varying weather throughout the year.
  • Name the main climate zones on Earth.
    tropical, temperate, arid, polar, (alpine, Mediterranean)
  • When something happens every year, it happens a_____ (adv.)
    annually
  • What’s a synonym for dry?
    arid
  • Alpine zones are at a very high a________.
    altitude
  • What do farmers grow? Uscramble the word: ROCSP
    CROPS
  • What kind of regions are arid?
    deserts
  • If you live near the sea, you live on the c____
    coast
  • What is the typical weather in a polar or alpine climate zone?
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  • What’s a word which means plants, trees and flowers?
    vegetation
  • What’s a synonym for change (v.)?
    vary
  • Another word for farming is: a________
    agriculture
  • What is the typical weather in an arid climate zone?
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  • Describe the typical weather in the summer where you live.
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  • Describe the typical weather in the winter where you live.
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  • When you visit different ________ of a country, you hear different accents.
    regions
  • Temperate zones usually have quite m___ weather in spring and autumn.
    mild
  • Name the four seasons.
    Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
  • The large landmasses on Earth made up of lots of different countries are called c_________.
    continents
  • What is the typical weather in a temperate climate zone?
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