polar zones

1. World and European
Climate Zones

2. Polar Zones

3. Location

4. Location
 The Earth has two
polar zones
 They are
determined by
latitude
 Polar zones are
located near the
poles
 Countries with
claims to Arctic
regions are: the
United States
(Alaska), Canada,
Denmark
(Greenland),
Norway, Finland,
Sweden, Iceland,
and Russia.

5. Temperature

6. Temperature
 Temperatures are very low and the
winters are very long
 Temperatures below 0ºC except in
summer
 Since the polar regions are the farthest
from the equator, they receive the least
amount of sunlight.
 The large amount of ice and snow also
reflects a large part of what little sunlight
the Polar regions receive, contributing to
the cold.

7. Animals in the Polar Zones
Snowy OwlCaribou

8. Animals
WalrusPenguin

9. Animals
Arctic
Fox
Killer
Whales

10. Vegetation in Polar Zones
Antarctic Algae Antarctic hair
grass

11. Vegetation in the Polar Zones
Lichen
Antarctic pearlwort

12. Tropical Zone

13. Location

14. Location
 The Earth has one
tropical zone
 The tropical zones are
a region of the Earth
surrounding the
equator
 Determined by latitude

15. Temperature
 It is hot all year long
 There is no winter
 Within the tropical climate zone there
are distinct varieties based on
precipitation

16. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Scaevola taccada
bush, Maui

17. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Typical
Caribbean
vegetation in
Cuba

18. Vegetation in the Tropical
Zone
Many plants that
live on Mount
Kenya, like this
Senecio
keniodendron,
have to be
specially adapted
to the extremes in
temperature.

19. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Tropical
Vegetation,
Pineapple,
Ananas,
Romblon,
Philippines
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20. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Vibrant green hills in the city of
Baguio, Philippines

21. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Lobelia
flower, Mt
Kenya
National
Park, Kenya

22. Vegetation in the Trocpical
Zone
Native to the
subtropical
wetlands on
the East Coast
of the United
States in North
Carolina and
South Carolina

23. Animals in the Tropical Zone
Toucan in the
Colombian rainforest
of northern South
America.
Indian tiger, kerala

24. Animals in the Tropical Zone
Red-Eyed
Tree Frog
Rhinoceros, Nepal

25. Animals in the Tropical Zone
Orangutans

26. Animals in the Tropical Zone
Lemurs