Geography. Козлова Е.П. - 24 стр.

Spitsbergen were certainly formed in hot climates.
On the other hand, in India, South Africa and Australia there are signs of former
glacial conditions.
A: Do these facts suggest that continents have wandered?
В: If continents haven't, the poles have done so. That is to say, the positions of the
North and South Poles and the Equator have been different at different times.

5.7 Answer the following questions

Why is climatology of particular interest to the geographers?
What are the conditions of the atmosphere which determine the area’s weather and
climate?
What is weather? What is climate?
Give the classification of areas according to climate.
What climate have the British Isles?
What things determine the climate of the British Isles?
The weather in Britain changes very quickly, doesn’t it?
What hinders the cultivation of many species of plants?
Why is sheep-breeding developed in Britain?

5.8 Read and memorize the following information

centigrade thermometer [´sentigreid] - термометр Цельсия, термометр со
стоградусной шкалой
Celsius [´selsj∋s] – шкала Цельсия
Fahrenheit [‘fær∋nhait] - Фаренгейт
degree - градус
15 0C (Centigrade) – 15 0 по Цельсию
80 0F (Fahrenheit) – 80 0 по Фаренгейту (27 0 по Цельсию)

Temperature Conversion

Officially temperature is measured in degrees Centigrade (0C), but Britain and some
other countries also use degrees Fahrenheit (0F).
                                     To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius subtract 32 0,
                                     multiply by 5 and divide by 9.

                                           70 0F - 32 0=38 0 * 5=190 0 : 9 = 21 0C

                                     To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit multiply by 9,
                                     divide by 5 and add 32 0.
                                           21 0C * 9 = 189 0 : 5=38 0 + 32 0= 70 0F

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