8th - Climate & Africa

____________________ is the average weather in a place over many years.

• Weather

• Climate

• Tsunamies

• Overcast

Weather can change in few hours.

• True

• False

The weather never changes.

• True

• False

____________________ is what forecasters on the TV news predict each day.

• Weather

• Tsunamies

• Climate

• Storms

The mix of events that happens each day in our atmosphere is called ____________________.

• Climate

• Weather

• Nimbus cluster

• Christmas

Ecuador is located in the ____________________ of the planet.

• polar zone

• temperate zone

• moon

• tropical zone

Africa is the third most extensive continent of the planet. A variety of landscapes are found in this continent, such as savannas and jungles with wonderful species.

• True

• False

In the north it extends from the Mediterranean Sea and the ____________________.

• Sahara desert

• Atacama desert

The climate in this area of Africa has very high temperatures and regular precipitations (rainfalls). It occupies the central part of the continent (Congo, Gulf of Guinea and part of Madagascar.

• Humid tropical climate

• Temperate ocean climate

• Equatorial climate

The jungle of Africa has the typical ecosystem of the equator climate zones; with large trees and different kinds of vegetation.

• True

• False