Interact with this world map from McDougal Littell/TERC to highlight different climate zones and see a photograph of each one. Ten climate zones are represented, including tundra, desert, humid subtropical, and others.

Students learn about the climate zones of the world by interpreting data and then identifying climate zones described in postcards.

Have you wondered what the Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Click on a period to view a map and explanation of ancient Earth's climate.

Climate is the first factor that is considered before visiting a particular destination for your holidays. We all know that climates all over the world are largely different from each other. The specific climate of a region is mainly...

After learning about the climates of different ecological regions of the United States, students investigate the impact of climate change on plants that live in those regions. By looking at changes over time, they can better understand...

This resource will compare different regions of the world by climate, geography, animal life, and culture. The site focuses on the differences within the United States regions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at world climate zones and where they are found, types of climates based on the precipitation amounts and vegetation, and what a microclimate is.

Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.

Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.

This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at world climate zones and where they are found and identifies world climate types based on precipitation amounts and vegetation. Provides the definition...

Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert, another a grassland, and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts, and why are there different types of life in each area? The answer is climate.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.

The world's glaciers and ice sheets are melting according to this extensive report. It makes recommendations on how to monitor this situation, explains what we know about the past when there was much less ice in the world, describes what...

Find out what the climate is like in thousands of places all over the world. You'll not only get the climate, but the latitude and longitude as well!

Information on the climate, permafrost, vegetation, wildlife, environmental concerns, and ocean in the Arctic Region of the world.

Investigate the climate zones and biomes of the world.

Here you can learn much detailed information on the geography of Bolivia. Bolivia is divided into three geographic zones: mountains and Altiplano, Yungas and other valleys, and the lowlands. Also discusses the climate and provides a...

Offers geographic facts about Nepal, including descriptions of terrain, land use, and natural hazards. Nepal contains eight of the world's ten highest peaks.

A learning module on world geography. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate where their community is located, where...

This article from the Environmental News Service gives evidence of global warming in the Arctic region.

The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...

This article discusses research on the accuracy of radiocarbon dating. It was determined that the standards used for radiocarbon dating may be flawed due to variations to the radiocarbon cycle in different climatic regions of the world....

While global average temperature has risen above the 1950-1980 average, our planet's polar regions are experiencing warming at a faster rate than other places.