https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/ecology/biogeography/a/climate 2025-06-30T13:17:39.587845569Z Climate Global, regional, and local factors that influence climate. How climate affects where species are found. article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:weather-and-climate/x87d03b443efbea0a:regional-climates/v/regional-climates 2022-09-02T03:41:50.062152793Z Regional climates Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular region. A region’s climate is influenced by many factors, including latitude, elevation, and nearby geographic features (such as oceans or mountains). Khan Academy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/55f13102-6b0e-4e0b-bef3-bb5d26f4fdb0_1280_720_base.png Regional climates Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular region. A region’s climate is influenced by many factors, including latitude, elevation, and nearby geographic features (such as oceans or mountains). https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/a9muG72XZ18.mp4/a9muG72XZ18.mp4 297 Climate https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:weather-and-climate/x87d03b443efbea0a:regional-climates/a/regional-climates 2026-04-26T16:30:39.382257956Z Key points: Regional climates Review your understanding of regional climates in this free article aligned to NGSS standards. article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:weather-and-climate/x87d03b443efbea0a:regional-climates/e/apply-regional-climates 2026-04-26T16:30:39.382257956Z Apply: Regional climates Apply your understanding of regional climates in this set of free practice questions aligned to NGSS standards. Lauren Rosebrugh exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:weather-and-climate/x87d03b443efbea0a:global-winds-and-currents/v/global-winds-and-currents 2022-09-02T05:09:52.799348646Z Global winds and currents Large-scale currents are found throughout Earth's atmosphere and oceans. In the atmosphere, air currents are caused by the uneven heating of Earth's surface. In the ocean, water currents are caused by winds or differences in density. Khan Academy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/d558b652-d5ae-4aa4-b277-0fff6a0a47a5_1280_720_base.png Global winds and currents Large-scale currents are found throughout Earth's atmosphere and oceans. In the atmosphere, air currents are caused by the uneven heating of Earth's surface. In the ocean, water currents are caused by winds or differences in density. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/jjEfDULyEOg.mp4/jjEfDULyEOg.mp4 356 Climate