The climates on earth are very unique depending on their placement on the planet's axis. No one really realizes how different they can be or how similar they really are. The ice caps and the arid climates are two examples of unique climates. Arid is another word for dry land, the ice caps are the cold climates. The Arid climates are covering nearly 33% of the earth’s land. The ice caps are only at the poles directly north and south of the equator, but this climate covers nearly 20% of the earth. These two climates sound very different, but no one would ever know the similarities of them until they really looked into the facts.
The ice caps are the most extreme climates on earth. They are located at the north and south poles. These poles are
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at the arctic which is directly north of the equator, the other is directly south in antarctica. These snow caps in simple terms are easily seen from either directly below the map or directly above the map which is in the arctic region. The ice caps seasons are unique considering they’re at the poles directly north and south or at the top and bottom of the planet earth. The ice caps have extreme seasons considering they never have a true summer like any country or location near the equator. The temperatures usually never go above freezing which means in normally very cold there. The ice caps have only two seasons because of their locations on earth. During their “summers” there is basically 24 hours of light. During the winter they have 24 hours of complete darkness. The ice caps are the coldest climates on the planet, the warmest month averages -16 degrees and the coldest month averages -70 degrees. The coldest it has ever been which set a world record for being the coldest was -128.6 degrees, which was back in the 1900’s. The ice caps are so cold that they do not receive any precipitation. The weather makes it almost impossible to evaporate the water and so the humidity is low as well. The average amount of precipitation is less than 10 inches. The ice caps are wintery deserts in a simple term. The arid climate is usually a desert and are usually located around the 30 degree latitude line.
This is a pattern due to the cold water climates. The arid climates are existent mostly in the center of a continent or beneath a continents rain shadow of a large mountain range. The rain shadow is land on a said of a mountain that is very dry because the mountain forces warm air higher into the sky, which cools it and it falls as rain, but only on one side of the mountain. Most of the arid areas or regions do not have regular seasons. An example would be the Sahara Desert which is always hot and dry. Some Arid places do have changes in temperature depending on the latitude and the surrounding climates. This would mean they have two seasons, which would be summer and winter. The temperatures of these locations can reach as high as 130 degrees or as negative as 30 degrees. This temperature also depends on the location at which it is located on the planet. These hot deserts have a poor rate of precipitation due to the lack of water to be evaporated. In order to have an Arid climate there must be less than 10 inches of water which most deserts do. Some of these deserts have less than 10 inches of rain a year.The causes of these poor climates would be the cold currents carrying dry air, so these lands are blasted with dry air most of the …show more content…
year. The Ice caps and the Arid climates are unique because they’re the exact opposite of each other. These climates do happen to share some commonalities. They happen to have the same amount of seasons which would mean they both have a summer and a winter. The temperatures these climates is outrageous and unbearable. They amaze everyone with the idea of such places being existent. The ice caps and the Arid climates have low rates of precipitation which is honestly not too great. The climates are incredibly dry and unlivable and it is amazing how people on the planet do actually survive in these insane climates. These climates do not have a high population like most places on the planet. They contain animals unique animals that most climates do not have. Polar bears are an example for the ice caps and the desert fox is an example for the Arid climates. These animals are adapted to these climates that it makes it difficult for them to live anywhere else. This is why they’re very unique compared to the animals in the other climates that are a little less unbearable. These climates are unbelievable and are fascinating to others.
Most people on the planet are oblivious to these climates which is remarkable due to how many ways they could learn about them. They’re complete opposites but yet have similarities. Most would think they do not have similarities all because they’re completely different. These climates are caused by the ocean winds which assisted in making them dry and unpleasant for those who are not capable of handling such climates. They could easily be looked at as different and have no possible chance to even be compared and thought of as similar. They are very incredible because of the climates they maintain. They are completely opposite and yet have similarities. This is what makes every climate unique and amazing in it’s own
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In North China, there is high temperature and low rainfall. High summer temperature is due to continental climate. Also, hot dry winds occasionally blow towards Loess Plateau from Gobi Desert in the north. Summer temperature of Less Plateau is high, e.g. Xian ever reached 42.5℃. High summer temperature causes the high evaporation and lead to dryness. The precipitation reduces. Finally, it causes the expansion of dry areas and drought. Water scarcity becomes worse.
The Tundra Biome is located in the northern part of Canada. The word “tundra” is come from the Finnish word “tunturia”, that means the barren land. The Tundra Biome is the coldest biome in Canada, so its climate is cold enough to freeze soil that forms permafrost all over the biome. Precipitation in this biome is 6 to 10 inches of rain each year including the molten snow, so its precipitation is as low as desert.
Physical characteristics vary on every location of this planet. In order to understand this planet, an assessment of different environmental aspects needs to occur to understand these variations. The purpose of this lab report is to evaluate the similarities and differences between three locations: Sacramento, CA; Austin, TX; and Augusta, ME. In order to thoroughly examine these similarities and differences, an examination will be made on Earth-sun relationships, water balance budgets, climate patterns, vegetation, as well as landform development. These similarities and differences will be found by utilizing different methods and deriving data and conclusions empirically. All three of the cities focused on in this lab report in very different locations and therefore, it is expected that the concluded data will reveal many differences in the themes mentioned above.
The Negev desert is characterized by its lengthy, waterless summer with rain events occurring during the colder months of the year. Hendrik Bruins adds in his article, “Ancient Desert Agriculture in the Negev and Climate-Zone Boundary Changes During Average, Wet and Drought Years”, that:
Rain rarely falls in these deserts and when it does the precipitation to evaporation ratio is very low. The temperature throughout the day varies greatly. At night the temperature is very cool, but during the day the temperatures soar. The dry heat and low humidity causes a very high rate of precipitation. Wind is strong
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