France

France

1. sometimes there are strong, dry and cold wind, the mistral

2. because of urban heat, the climate changes

   • France is becoming more and more urbanised and because of that it's climate is changing, it is becoming warmer.   
   • the heat wave in France, in 2003 caused the death of many people

3. seasons

   • autumn - return of the rain and the weather is becoming cooler
   • winter - there is plenty of snow in the mountains but rarely on plains
   • summer - hot and sunny
   • spring - in the south temperatures can be above 20°

4. the Atlantic influences the climate of the western coastal areas

   • the weather is temperated and it has mild rainfalls throughout the year

5. most of France's forests were cleared centuries ago

   • has many species of plants
     • - In the mountains, there are small grasses and wildflowers. - In the coniferous forests, there are pine trees and spruces.- In the lower located forests, there are oaks and chestnut trees.- In the meadow, there are heather and other smaller plants and flowers 
   • France has a large variety of species
     • birds, snakes, deers, beavers and badgers for example 

6. the latitude of France is 47.0000°N, 2.0000°E

   • The effet of latitude is that if the country is close to the equator, than the climate would be getting warmer, whearas if the country is not situated near the equator than the climate gets cooler.  So France is getting wramer, it is located near the equator. 

7. divided in four different types of climates

   • oceanic climate - western France has average rainfalls and a modest temperatures variations
   • continental climate - central and eastern France has cold winters and hot summers
   • Mediterranean climate - south east France has warm and dry summers, rainfalls from October to April and sunshine all year
   • moutain climate - above 600/800 m altitudes has high rainfall and has snow three to six months a year