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The Arctic:
- is where you'll find the North pole
- is populated by indigenous peoples, and has been for more than 10,000 years
- is mostly sea ice surrounded by land
The Antarctic:
- is where you'll find the South Pole
- is unpopulated, because it's too cold for anything to live there
- is made up of a landmass that is equal to about 10% of the earth's surface, surrounded by the vast Southern Ocean
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agopolar regions are in areas surrounded by poles or frigid zones, climate in these areas are cooler as they receive far less intensity from solar radiation, tropical regions are closer to the equator of the earth and therefore the climate in these areas are warmer
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∙ 10y agoA polar region is different from a temperate and tropical region due the fact it displays extreme cold temperatures. The polar region is located in the North and South Pole and is dominated by ice. The temperate region has the characteristics of both hot and cold temperatures due to it's position on the globe. The tropical region is located in the vicinity of the equator and has year round warm to hot temperatures.
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What climate zone receives lowest insulation?
High latitude zones will have the climate with the lowest temperatures. High latitudes are home to climate zones such as the tundra and the taiga.
What are the 4 types of Air Mass?
maritime polar, maritime tropical, continental polar, and continental tropical
What is polar in science?
Anything to do with the north and south poles. Water molecules (and some others) have polar regions.
What is the difference between a tropical climate and a polar climate?
Hot & cold.
Which type of air mass brings cool humid weather to the West Coast of the United states?
Maritime tropical air masses, Maritime polar air masses, Continental polar air masses, or Continental tropical air masses.
why are polar regions colder then tropical?
Tropical regions are cooler , polar regions are colder
What are 4 climatic regions?
There are tropical regions, polar regions,Arctic ReGIONS temperate regions
How do the total number of hours of sunlight in a year compare for tropical regions and polar regions?
Tropical regions have a regular number of hours of sunlight,while polar regions have many hours of sunlight or nightlight, depending on the season.
What do the terms tropical and polar refer to?
Regions of the Earth. Tropical is well, hot and rainy with forests. Polar is cold and snowy. That sort of thing. other regions are grassland and desert
What are some of the climate regions on the earth?
they are temperate, tropical, and polar.
Are manatees the polar bear's enemies?
No. Manatees live in tropical and sub tropical regions, not in the Arctic.
Where do temperate zones form?
Between tropical zones and polar regions.
How do source regions of polar and tropical air masses differ?
They Esketit
How do the source regions of polar and tropical air masses differ?
They Esketit
What are the climate regions?
The classifications are Tropical, Dry, Moderate, Continental and Polar
How is a tropical zone different from a polar zone?
Tropical zones are warmer and polar zones are colder.
Why do hurricanes form in polar regions?
Well, they don't, actually. Hurricanes form in the more tropical regions, never the polar regions. Reason for that is basically there is more moisture in the atmosphere than in the polar regions. For a better explanation, please see the related question below.
