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* from Latin ''clima'' for "region, slope of the earth | * from Latin ''clima'' for "region, slope of the earth | ||
** from PIE '''*klei-''' "to lean" | ** from [[PIE proto-Indo-European language|PIE]] '''*klei-''' "to lean" | ||
** so "climate" indicates weather patterns in different parts, zones or regions of the earth | ** so "climate" indicates weather patterns in different parts, zones or regions of the earth | ||
* climate is primarily related to distance from the equator | * climate is primarily related to distance from the equator | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification | |||
=== Trewartha climate classification === | === Trewartha climate classification === | ||
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trewartha_climate_classification_world_map.png#/media/File:Trewartha_climate_classification_world_map.png | |||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trewartha_climate_classification#/media/File:Trewartha_climate_classification_world_map.png | |||
== Climate periods == | == Climate periods == | ||
=== Pre-Modern human climate history === | === Pre-Modern human climate history === | ||