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Earth’s Climate Zones
Label Earth’s main climate zones as temperate, tropical, or polar. You
will use some terms more than once.
Sunlight
90ºN North Pole
Arctic Circle
Sunlight
66.5ºN
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Sunlight
23.5ºN
0º
Tropic of Capricorn 23.5ºS
Sunlight
Antarctic Circle
66.5ºS
Sunlight
90ºS South Pole
Use the map to answer the questions.
1. Which climate zone receives the most direct sunlight
year-round?
2. Why are the polar zones colder than the other zones?
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