Although there is no specific 'type' of climate, there are three general climate zones: arctic, temperate, and tropic. From 66.5N to the North Pole is the Arctic; from 66.5S to the South Pole is the Antarctic Latitude provides the location of a place north or south of the equator and is expressed by angular measurements ranging from 0digree at the equator to 90digree at the poles. Different latitudes on Earth receive different amounts of sunlight, and are a key factor in determining a region’s climate. For example, the higher the latitude of a given place (the farther away it is from the equator), the sharper the angle of the sun’s rays that reach it, meaning that the rays of the sun are spread across a broader area. Therefore, higher latitudes receive less heat than lower latitude areas nearer the equato