The 3800 Different Types of Potatoes in Peru. While everybody agrees that the birth place of the potato is in South America, the exact place of origin is unknown and reason for the one or other open dispute between Chile and Peru. In any case there is scientific evidence that potatoes were domesticated as early as 10,000 years ago in the High Andes of southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia.
â¢ CLIMATE (noun) The noun CLIMATE has 2 senses: 1. the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time. 2. the prevailing psychological state. Familiarity information: CLIMATE used as a noun is rare.
Weather and climate are different. Weather is a short term description of the air in an area measured by temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and other factors. Climate is usually defined as the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. Climate is determined by 1 or more of the 5 causes of climate. There are 12 different types of climate found on Earth. Each of the 12 climate types are grouped into 5 categories, except 1 (Highland). Climates in the same category share characteristics and usually are found in the same area. Climates change over time, usually the change is very slow. The Earth has experienced many different climates over its 4.54 billion years.