Climatic Conditions Across the Globe

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Climatic Conditions Across the Globe

1. a) Climatic Conditions: These are conditions arising in the world

as a result of a change of weather, including latitude, altitude,

winds and ocean currents. Climatic conditions therefore vary in

different countries of the world as well as sometimes within the

same country. In addition, countries at opposite ends of the earth

can have similar climatic conditions. It just depends on their

latitude from the equator, i.e. the Caribbean, South Asia are

10-25 degrees north of the equator. Northern Australia and

Mauritius are between 10-25 degrees south of the equator.

Continent

Country

Climatic Conditions

South America

Argentina

The climate in Argentina varies from a humid sub-tropical climate in

the north with the central semi-arid Pampa ranging from a tropical to

a moderately cool climate. Average temperature from -5 to 14 degrees

Celsius (23 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in June to 17 to 29 degrees

Celsius (63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit) in January.

Africa

Cameroon

Cameroon has a tropical climate, which varies from equatorial in the

south to sahelian in the north. The wet season lies in April and

September while the rest of the year is dry. Average annual

precipitation for this region is between 1,000 and 1,750 mm (39 to 69

inches).

Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters.

Average annual precipitation is 630 mm (25 inches).

Asia

Mongolia

Mongolia has a continental climate characterized by long cold winters

between October and April and short summers between...

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... the Dominican Republic, it is also advised to

constantly apply sunscreen throughout the day to prevent sunburn or

sun stroke.

Clothes

Wear light-coloured clothing; wear long trousers and long-sleeved

shirts so you can avoid the sun and getting bitten by mosquitoes, but

try not to wear too much clothing, as the climate in the Dominican

Republic is very high.

The climatic conditions in the Dominican Republic can have an effect

on the travel operations. DR can experience heavy rainstorms because

of its tropical climate; this will affect transportation and many

tourists will not choose to visit DR when this season occurs. During

the summer season, a lot of tourist will choose to visit DR because of

the ideal holiday weather. Although, June to September is hurricane

season and some tourists avoid this season.

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