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2REINFORCEMENT

WeatherName: Date: 20 / 03 / 20Class:

1 Look at the map and describe the weather in the following Autonomous Communities.

Galicia

Cataluña

Andalucía

Canary Islands

2 Fill in the gaps.A. The is the typical weather of a region for a long period

of time.

B. Climate depends on several factors: the , distance from the sea and the

C. The Sun’s rays are stronger the closer they are to the .

D.The sea absorbs the this is why temperatures are mild and stable on the coast.

3 Match each weather instrument with what they measure.

thermometer ● barometer ●

weather vane ● rain gauge ●

● wind’s direction● atmospheric pressure● rainfall● temperature

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2REINFORCEMENT Earth’s climateName: Date: Class:

1 Look at the map and label the different climate zones.ARCTIC

OCEAN

ARCTIC

OCEAN

60° N Arctic Circle 60° N Arctic Circle

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

30° NTropic of Cancer

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn 30° S

PACIFIC

OCEAN ATLANTIC

OCEAN

INDIAN OCEAN

30° NTropic of Cancer

PACIFIC OCEAN

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn30° S

60° S Antarctic Circle

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

60° S Antarctic Circle

2 Name the climate zone according to the landscape.

3 Complete the chart.

CLIMATE ZONE TROPICAL

Temperature Very low

Constant in the jungle and scarce in the desert.

Vegetation Atlantic and Mediterranean forest

Precipitation

Social Science 5. Unit 2 PHOTOCOPIABLE MATERIAL