Francisci
WG.2a
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The low latitude
climates are always
between the Tropic
of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn.
The climate is
tropical, wet, hot
and humid.
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Tropical Rainforest
(Tropical Wet)
Found on or near equator
Warm year round
Many animals and insects
Precipitation daily
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Tropical Savanna
(Tropical Wet & Dry)
Found on outskirts of
Tropical Rain Forest
Warm year round
Mostly grasslands
Precipitation varies
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The middle latitude
climates are always
found between the
Tropic of Cancer and
the Arctic Circle
latitude lines or
between the Tropic of
Capricorn and the
Antarctic Circle Lines.
The climate is semiarid to arid, cool to
cold in winter and
warm to hot in
summer.
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Humid Continental
Found in interior regions of
continents
Precipitation varies
Vegetation consists of mixed
forests
Warm summers and cold
winters (All 4 Seasons)
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Humid Subtropical
Found in southeastern regions
of continents (Florida)
Vegetation consists of mixed
forests
Precipitation varies with
humidity.
Mild short winters, hot, long
summers (Mostly 2 seasons)
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Marine West Coast
Western coasts of continents
(Oregon, Washington,
western Europe)
Mixed Forests
Abundant Precipitation all
year
Ocean winds bring cool
summers and mild winters
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Mediterranean Climate
(Dry Summer Tropical)
Found around Mediterranean
Sea
Chaparral: olive, date trees
Mild, rainy winters, and hot,
sunny, dry summers
Found in southern California
and in southern Australia
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High latitude climates
are located between
the Arctic Circle and
the North Pole
latitude lines and the
Antarctic Circle and
the South Pole.
The climate in these
regions is sub arctic,
cold, tundra or ice
cap.
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Subarctic
Found south of Arctic Circle
Frozen permafrost soil
Bitterly cold winters, short
cool summers
Coniferous Forest (Taiga)
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Tundra
Found at or above Arctic Circle
No trees; small bushes, grass,
moss, lichens
Bitterly cold winters, short cool
summers
Half of the year spend in
constant darkness; half the year
in constant light.
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Ice Cap
Found in Antarctica and
interior of Greenland
No vegetation
Bitterly cold all the time
Snow and ice can be 2
miles thick!
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Desert (Arid Climate)
Precipitation less than 10
inches
Vegetation is scarce and may
include cacti
Temperature may be hot or
cold
Does not have to have sand
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Steppe
(Semi-Arid)
Found on the borders of a
desert
Precipitation 10 to 20 inches
Vegetation includes grasslands
Temperature may be hot or
cold
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Highland (Mountain)
Temperatures and
vegetation depend on
elevation
Timberline is the
height in elevation
above which trees
cannot grow
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Frozen permafrost
soil
Bitterly cold
winters, short cool
summers
Coniferous Forest
(Taiga)
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Temperatures and
vegetation depend
on elevation
Timberline is the
height in elevation
above which trees
cannot grow
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Found in interior
regions of
continents
Precipitation varies
Vegetation consists
of mixed forests
Warm summers and
cold winters (All 4
Seasons)
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Found on or near
equator
Warm year round
Many animals and
insects
Precipitation Daily
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Found in Antarctica
and interior of
Greenland
No vegetation
Bitterly cold all the
time
Snow and ice can
be two miles thick
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Found on the
borders of a desert
Precipitation 10 to
20 inches
Vegetation includes
grasslands
Temperature may
be hot or cold.
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Found around
Mediterranean Sea
Chaparral: olive,
date trees
Mild, rainy winters,
and hot, sunny, dry
summers
Found in southern
California and in
southern Australia
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Found on outskirts
of Tropical Rain
Forest
Warm year round
Mostly grasslands
Precipitation varies
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Found at or above
Arctic Circle
No trees; small
bushes, grass, moss,
lichens
Bitterly cold winters,
short cool summers
Half of the year
spend in constant
darkness; half the
year in constant
light.
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Western coasts of
continents (Oregon,
Washington,
western Europe
Mixed Forests
Abundant
Precipitation all
year
Ocean winds bring
cool summers and
mild winters
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Precipitation less
than 10 inches
Vegetation is scarce
and may include
cacti
Temperature may
be hot or cold
Does not have to
have sand
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Found in
southeastern
regions of
continents (Florida)
Vegetation consists
of mixed forests
Precipitation varies
with humidity.
Mild short winters,
hot, long summers
(Mostly 2 seasons)