Title: What are the major climate zones of the world? - Fun Kids - the UK's children's radio station
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Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers
Discovering the different climates all around the world!
What are the major climate zones of the world?
How many climate zones are there and how do they differ?
1. Tropical
2. Arid
3. Mediterranean
4. Temperate
5. Continental
6. Polar
Local climates
What else can affect local climates?
But just because a place has one climate doesn’t mean it won’t change.
Next, we’ll be finding out about how and why climates change… click here!
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Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers with support from the Natural Environment Research Council.
Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers
Discovering the different climates all around the world!

Content: The oceans also have a part to play in influencing our weather and climate. But just because a place has one climate doesn’t mean it won’t change. Climate scientists take measurements over long periods of time to track patterns in temperature and rainfall. These help us know what to expect today and in the future but are also a great way to see what changes have happened in the past. It’s amazing to think that 20,000 years ago the UK would have been in the Ice Age, and our climate here would have been similar to the Polar climates that we see today! Cold enough to have a pet polar bear! Next, we’ll be finding out about how and why climates change… click here! You can hear Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers weekdays from 5pm on Fun Kids! Get the series on your phone or tablet and listen whenever you like – at home or in the car! …or you can listen here: