what are the characteristics of polar regions?
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['Climate - long cold winters, with annual temperatures mostly below freezing. ... ', 'Soil - the soil is covered in ice throughout the year.', 'Plants - hundreds of species of moss, algae and lichen survive the harsh conditions of the Polar biome.']
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Distortion at the poles is so extreme that many maps that use conic projections remove the polar regions. Conic projections are typically used for mid-latitude zones with an east–west orientation. They are normally applied only to portions (such as North America or Europe ) of a hemisphere.
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['Rocks.', 'Soil (not fertile)', 'Temperature (cold)', 'Snow.', 'Rain (not a lot)', 'Sunlight.', 'Rivers.', 'Sunlight.']
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The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, the Shetland Islands, and the Cairngorms. Generally, subarctic regions fall between 50°N and 70°N latitude, depending on local climates.
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Our Earth is divided into three zones according to the temperature and precipitation conditions: tropical, polar and temperate. Tropical climatic zone lies (generally) between 30 degree North and 30 degree South latitudes. ... Polar climate zone is characterized by extremely low temperatures throughout the year.
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2. Explain how climate zones are characterized. Notes: According to the three cell convection model of each hemisphere the Earth neatly separates itself into three distinct climate zones; the polar, temperate, and the tropical zones.
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The Earth has three main climate zones: tropical, temperate, and polar. The climate region near the equator with warm air masses is known as tropical. In the tropical zone, the average temperature in the coldest month is 18 °C.
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Svalbard is cold and a dry arctic desert. Its northern location influences the amount of solar radiation it receives and is the main reason for its low temperatures. The curvature of the Earth means that the solar radiation received nearer the poles must heat a larger area than it would nearer the Equator.
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['Wind.', 'Rain.', 'Humidity.', 'Latitude.', 'Temperature.', 'Elevation.', 'Soil composition.', 'Salinity (the concentration of salt in water)']
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["Latitude. A location's distance from the Equator helps determine its temperature and climate; farther north, cooler it gets.", 'Elevation. The higher up a place is, the cooler its temperature will be.', 'Ocean Currents. ... ', 'Nearness to the Ocean. ... ', 'Land Forms/Shapes.']
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['distance from the sea.', 'ocean currents.', 'direction of prevailing winds.', "shape of the land (known as 'relief' or 'topography')", 'distance from the equator.', 'the El Niño phenomenon.']
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['Africa. altitude. analemma. Antarctic Circle. Antarctica. antipodes. ... ', 'bathymetric map. border.', 'capital. capital city. cartographer. cartography. chart. ... ', 'degree of latitude. degree of longitude.', 'Earth. east. Eastern Hemisphere. elevation. equator. ... ', 'geographic coordinates. geography. global. globe. GPS. ... ', 'hemisphere.', 'IDL. International Date Line. island.']
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The Earth has three main climate zones: tropical, temperate, and polar.
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['Seriously thick ice. One of the most fascinating things about Antarctica is that it is, in fact, a landmass. ... ', "Abundant resources. Most of the planet's freshwater sits in Antarctica's ice. ... ", 'Hidden lake. ... ', 'Massive mountains. ... ', 'Lots of research. ... ', 'Midnight (or absent) sun. ... ', 'Wind. ... ', 'Volcanic activity.']
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Continental polar or continental arctic air masses are marked by surface high pressure, cold temperatures, and low dew points. Maritime polar (mP) air masses are cool, moist, and unstable.
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['temperature.', 'wind.', 'rain.', 'snow.', 'sunlight.', 'soil.', 'rocks.', 'permafrost.']
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['the equator (0°)', 'the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)', 'the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)', 'the Arctic circle (66.5° north)', 'the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)', 'the North Pole (90° north)', 'the South Pole (90° south)']