Know your zone
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
Determining Factors
100

Zone that has all four seasons?

Temperate

100

What is the weather in the summer like in the temperate zone?

warm/hot

100

What is the precipitation like in the polar zone?

Snow and ice

100

Could the temperature in the tropical zone be 100 degrees?

Yes!

100

What is the imaginary line in the middle of the Earth?

Equator

200

Zone that is hot and rainy?

Tropical

200

What latitude is the temperate zone? (approximately)

30 degrees

200

What planet could be in the polar zone?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus or Neptune ... they are the ICE GIANTS!

200

True or False:  It can snow in the tropical zone.

False, it is too warm!

200

What are the lines on a map or globe that show how far or close something is to the equator?

Latitude

300

Zone that is cold and icy?

Polar

300

What precipitation happens in the temperate zone?

rain, snow, sleet and hail

300

What animal is named after this zone?

Polar Bear

300

What latitude is the the center of the tropical zone?

ZERO!  The equator!

300

This makes land temperature more moderate, meaning leveled out.

Proximity to water

400

Zone that is at the equator?

Tropical

400

True or False:  A rainforest is in the temperate zone?

False, a rainforest is in the tropical zone!

400

What latitude is the polar zone in? (approximately)

90 degrees

400

What precipitation occurs in the tropical zone?

Rain

400
What is the height at or above sea level?

Elevation or Altitude

500

Zone that includes the North Pole?

Polar

500

Name a city or country in the temperate zone

This answer will vary!

500

Name a city or country in the polar zone

This answer will vary

500

Name a city or country in the tropical zone

This answer will vary
500
Why do cities on the mountains have cooler temperatures than those cities around it?

Their elevation/altitude is higher, therefore cooler.

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