This easy to read, one page passage about climate explains:the difference between climate and weatherEarth is divided into 5 main climate categories: tropical, dry, temperate, continental, and polarclimate is affected by latitude, elevation, landforms, ocean wind and currents, and closeness to waterclimate determines which plant and animal species can survive in a regionclimate can change over long periods of time (like during ice ages) and human activities can affect climate change The passage