Geography · KS3 Y8 · Weather & Climate
World climate zones
World climate zonesFree3:42Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
What you need to know
- World climates are grouped into zones that run roughly with latitude, because the Sun heats the equator more strongly than the poles.
- Rising warm air and sinking cool air help set where the wet and dry belts fall.
- Tropical zones stay hot, with heavy rain near the equator and deserts beside them. Temperate zones have warm summers and cold winters.
- Polar zones are cold and dry, with very long summer days and very long winter nights, and little plant growth.
In this clip
Runs 3:42, from 0:23 to 4:05 of the full video.
Heddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.3/7, Below the standard
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- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
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As reported by YouTube on 2026-11-02. Not part of the Heddy Score.Why we picked it
It walks from the equator to the poles and ties each zone to sunshine, rain and the plants that can live there.
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