Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Common and bottlenose dolphins are frequently spotted around Jersey's coastline! 🐬Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄

🌍 Geography

Climate Zones

🌍 Geography KS2 — Ages 7–11 ✓ 3 key facts

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⭐ Key Facts

1 The Earth has five main climate zones: tropical, dry, temperate, continental and polar.

2 Climate zones are determined mainly by distance from the equator — areas near the equator are hottest.

3 Each climate zone has distinctive weather patterns, vegetation, and animal life adapted to those conditions.

Explore Earth’s five climate zones and discover what shapes the world’s weather.

Climate is the pattern of weather a place experiences over a long period of time. The Earth can be divided into five main climate zones, each with its own typical temperature, rainfall and seasons. Tropical zones near the equator are hot and wet all year round and are home to dense rainforests. Dry (arid) zones, like the Sahara, receive very little rainfall and can be either hot deserts or cold deserts. Temperate zones (like the UK) have mild summers and cool winters with moderate rainfall spread throughout the year. Continental zones further from the sea have hotter summers and much colder winters. Polar zones near the North and South Poles are permanently cold and icy. Climate zones are not decided by chance — they depend mainly on a place’s distance from the equator (its latitude) and other factors like ocean currents and altitude.

🌍 GeographyKS2 — Ages 7–11

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