Fill in the Blanks CLIMATESOnline version Read and complete by María Gutiérrez 1 TEMPERATURE Temperature is the amount of in the atmosphere . It is measured with a thermometer , and expressed in Centigrade . On maps , are the lines that join areas with the same temperature . Temperatures vary depending on different factors : - Latitude : temperatures are higher near the , where the Sun's rays reach the Earth . They decrease as we move towards the . - Altitude : temperatures are usually higher in areas . They decrease by an average of 6 . 4º C for each thousand metres of altitude . - from the sea : the sea makes coastal climates . Inland climates are in summer and colder in than coastal climates . CLIMATE ZONES The Earth is divided into fivemain climate zones : - There is a zone between the Tropic of and the Tropic of . The sun's rays reach the Earth at a angle all year round so temperatures are always . There is little difference between the . - There two temperate zones between the tropics and the circles . The Sun's rays reach the Earth at a greater angle than in the hot zone . Consequently , temperatures are and vary with the . - There are two cold zones within the . The Sun's rays reaches the Earth at an angle all year round . Consequently , temperatures are always very .
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