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Global climates
Hot, temperate, cold
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Hot climates
Equatorial, Hot Desert, Savanna
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Temperate climates
Cool temperate oceanic, warm temperate oceanic
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Cold climates
Boreal, tundra
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Factors influencing local climates
Aspect, altitude
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Factors influencing global climates
Latitude, distance from sea, prevailing winds
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prevailing winds
winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of earth
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Distance from the sea
The further away you are from the sea the higher the range in temperature
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Latitude
Distance north or south of the equator
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Altitude
height above sea level
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Aspect
a characteristic or feature
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Ireland's climate
Cool temperate oceanic
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What influences Ireland's climate
South westerly prevailing winds, Atlantic current
