Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: The country has a tropical climate but modified by elevation and the trade winds ( winds that come from the northeast , from the Atlantic Ocean ) , which blow from the Atlantic all year long .
Simplified: The country is a tropical , maritime nation . Conditions are ameliorated in many areas by elevation and by the northeast trade winds , which blow steadily from the Atlantic all year long .