Climate
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Climate describes the typical weather her in a region over a long period of time. The e equator is an imaginary line that runs through center rough gh the cente ce of the Earth. The climate in a region on depends on its distance from the equator or along with other oth o factors such as rainfall, elevation evation or distance distan from the ocean.
Watch videos on the Earth’s different climates on the NGScience website. QuickCode: D3A2
Northern Alaska is far from the he equator. quator. The climate c is very cold and dry. Most precipitation on falls as snow. sn
The Amazon Amazo Rive River Basin is close to the equator. It is warm and wet w all year round.
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