Relier Pairs Science 6B L9 Key TermsVersion en ligne 9.1: What is Climate? Weather describes current conditions while climate is the average weather of a place over many years. The climate varies with latitude and topography such as nearby oceans or mountains. par Tawun Jack Gregory 1 continental climate: 2 desert: 3 climate: 4 tropical climate: 5 hibernation: 6 temperate climate: 7 polar climate: 8 adaptation: 9 microclimate: 10 rain shadow: 11 temperate climate: 12 topography 13 biome: local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located : physical features like mountains and lakes of an area climate that has moderate temperatures climate that has varying temperatures (hot summer/cold winters) and may be dry because it is inland and not affected by an ocean average weather of a place over many years area that receives very little precipitation because of a nearby mountain range climate with mild/moderate temperatures climate found near the poles or at high altitudes at lower latitudes that have very cool summers, frigid winters, and low precipitation climate found near the equator that has warm temperatures year-round any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment very dry climate that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation each year state when an animal’s temperature drops and body processes slow in order to save energy major climate type and the organisms that live there