Key questions about Earth's climates
TEMPERATURE: Temperature varies according to latitude, altitude and distance from the sea Climate zones are determined by latitude, and consist of the tropical zone, temperate zones and polar zones PRECIPITATION: Precipitations are determined by: the climate zones (latitude), the wind and atmospheric pressure (low pressures or depression and high pressures or anticyclones), and the relief (orographic precipitation) EARTH'S CLIMATES: The climates can be classified into temperate (oceanic, mediterranean and continental) and extreme (equatorial, tropical, warm desert, polar and high mountain). TEMPERATE CLIMATES: Oceanic, with abundant rainfall throughout the year Mediterranean, with mild temperatures throughout the year and scarce rain in summer Continental, with a great thermal oscillation between winter and summer. EXTREME CLIMATES: The warm equatorial and tropical climates have high temperatures throughout the year. In the equatorial climate, the r