Have you ever wondered why it is cold in some parts of the world but hot in others? Or why it is warm and sunny or cold and snowy at certain times of the year? It’s all to do with seasons.

What are seasons?

Here is a video to help you understand why we have seasons. Can you use it to answer some of these question below? Use illustrations and diagrams to help you.

• What is the equator? Why are countries around the equator hotter?
• What are polar regions and why is it colder at the polar regions?
• Why do we have seasons? Why is it summer in some countries but winter in others?
• How many seasons do we have? Name them. Do all countries have the same seasons? Tricky – explain why!