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Climate belts and why latitude matters

Climate belts and why latitude matters

World map showing broad climate belts by latitude including tropical rainforest, savanna, hot desert, temperate, Mediterranean, tundra and polar regions

The atmosphere is the layer of gases around Earth, and it is where weather happens. Climate means the average weather of a place over a long period, usually about 30 years.

Global atmospheric circulation Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /Global atmospheric circulation

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A GCSE Geography Global atmospheric circulation for GCSE Geography. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01, Component 02 and Component 03 format. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.