World Climates

Earth's climate is influenced by interactions involving the sun, ocean, atmosphere, clouds, ice, land, and life. Heat from the sun keeps the Earth’s average temperature at 15°C, which allows for biological life and maintains the planet’s life-sustaining. Ocean currents and winds also redistribute heat and moisture across globe forming climate zones.

Factors influencing world climatic regions are given below:

    • Air mass influence
    • Distribution of land and sea
    • Altitude
    • Latitude and solar influx
    • Pattern of prevailing winds
    • Ocean currents
    • Location of global high and low pressure zones
    • Relief barrier

Tropical Rainforest Climate

These are found between 5° and 10° north and south ....

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