Name: ANSWER KEY
Climate
Regions
Temperature
Class Color: Blue
Precipitation
Date:
Natural Vegetation
Latitude
Hot, muggy, humid year round AND
RAINS ALL THE TIME
65” to 450” of rainfall a year
(ex Amazon Jungle) Tropical
Rainforest
Low Latitude (between the
Tropics)
Hot, wet and dry seasons, warm year
round
20” to 65” of rainfall a year
Scattered trees with tropical
grasslands
Low Latitude (between the
Tropics)
Less than 10”
Desert
Varies based on latitude. LL: hot days
ML: wide temp ranges
Drought-resistant plants. (ex
Cactus)
Centers around 30 degrees
North and South
Hot summers and cooler winters. Wide
temp range
10” to 20” of rainfall a year
Few trees, scattered grasslands
Steppe
Bordering deserts, interior of
large continents
Hot, dry summers and mild, wetter
winters
15” to 20” of rainfall a year
Scrub woodlands and grasslands
Middle Latitudes
Hot, humid summers and mild, humid
winters
Rain year round. Locations for
many hurricanes and typhoons
Mixed Forest (Coniferous and
Deciduous forests)
Middle Latitudes (east coast)
Rainy, cool winters and mild, cloudy
summers
20” – 60” of rainfall because of
strong ocean influence
Temperate, evergreen trees
Upper Middle Latitude (west
coast)
Short, warm summers and long, cool
winters. Varies on the four seasons.
20” – 60” of rainfall, varies based
on season (spring and winter)
Mixed Forest (Coniferous and
Deciduous forests)
Upper Middle Latitude (east
coast and interior of
continents)
Long, cold winters and short, cool
summers (HC spring)
Little Precipitation. Permafrost
prevents draining
Lichens, moss, low shrubs, and
permafrost marshes. NO TREES!
High Latitudes (coasts)
Extremes in temperature. Short, warm
summers and Long, cold winters.
Little Precipitation.
Northern Evergreen trees
High Latitude (east coast and
interior of continents)
Below freezing ALL YEAR!
Little Precipitation. Ice all year
No vegetation!!!
High Latitude (Polar
regions)
Humid
Tropical
Tropical
Savanna
Mediterranean
Humid
Subtropical
Marine West
Coast
Humid
Continental
Tundra
Subarctic
Ice Cap
Name: ANSWER KEY
Highland
Depends on the elevation and latitude.
Colder the higher you go.
Class Color: Blue
Varies based on latitude and
elevation changes.
Date:
Vegetation varies based on
elevation and location. (forest to
tundra
High mountains regions.
ANYWHERE