The plural form of clima, referring to multiple regional climates or climate zones.
From Latin climata, plural of clima, derived from Greek klima meaning 'slope' or 'region.' The term originally referred to geographical zones based on the sun's angle.
Ancient Greeks divided the world into climate zones based on latitude, and they literally called them 'slopes'—because the sun hits different parts of Earth at different angles, like the slope of a hill!
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