SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Subarctic climates are also called boreal climates or taiga. The two polar climate types, tundra and ice cap, lie within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles near the North and South Poles. In tundra climates, summers are short, but plants and animals are plentiful.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both the Arctic (North Pole) and the Antarctic (South Pole) are very cold because they get very little direct sunlight.

Detailed explanation-3: -The polar regions are the coldest regions on Earth, situated between the poles and the respective polar circles. They are also called “eternal ice". The northern polar circle includes the Arctic, which includes the northern Polar sea.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Frigid Zone is the region between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle, or between the South Pole and the Antarctic Circle. Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere, are very cold.