Have you wondered of where tropical climates are found? They are mostly found in the areas between the Equator and the lines of latitude 30 degrees north and south have hot, tropical climates. And whale else about this kind of climate you want to know? Let's take a look of some very amazing tropical climate facts for kids right below here.
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1. There are three main sub-divisions of tropical climates.
- Equatorial climates are found along the equator. These climates have rainfall all year. Temperatures are always high and the rain falls daily in heavy thunderstorms.
- Tropical climates (in the true sense) are to the north and south of the equatorial climates. Temperatures are always high and in summer they have heavy rain. In winter the dry Trade Winds blow and there is less rain.
- Hot desert climates are very dry and hot, with almost no rain at all. Examples of desert climates are found in North Africa (the Sahara Desert), in Arabia, in southern California, and in parts of Australia.
3. The monsoon climates that we spoke about earlier are found in Southern Asia and West Africa.
4. Have you ever heard about Africa’s Serengeti Plain? Well there are heaps of animals here, and it’s a wet dry tropical climate.
5. If you look at the tropical rainforest climate it sounds pretty cool don’t you think? Nice and warm, a bit of rain to cool you down, perfect! Well if you actually go there you will get very hot as it’s so humid and you will have plenty of bugs and mosquitoes to harass you. Hmmmm, maybe it doesn’t sound so good after all!
6. In India, the monsoon rains aren’t just for watering crops, but they power up those big electric plants. If there’s hardly any rain, then the crops suffer, but electricity becomes hugely expensive too!
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