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IG4e_07_06a

IG4e_07_06b

WET DRY TROPICAL CLIMATE

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Grass and shrub: 77%
Ex: Guinea, West Africa Lat 10 N
Hottest before Rainy Season
Temp range: 10 F
Precip total = 64 in
Affected by Subtropical Highs and the ITCZ
“savanna” vegetation
Lat Range: 5-20 N and S, and 10-30 N in Asia
Air masses with no ITCZ is cT
Air Masses with ITCZ = mT, mE

Wet-Dry Tropical
Climate
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Wild dog, chimp, liberian mongoose, African golden cat, Nimba otter shrew, West African
Manatee, lion, Pygmy Hippopotamus

IG4e_07_13

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Ex: Sudan, Africa (22 N)
Temp range over 100 F!
Very low precip, hot temps in high sun season
Subtropical High Pressure zone very dominant
Arid Climate Zone
Grass and Shrub: 52%
Lat 15 to 25 N and S
Steppes
Lat Range: 15-25 N and S

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Dry Tropical Climate
Sahara, central Australia, Western SA
Dingo, frilled lizard, grey kangeroo, koala, Andean cat, humpback and blue whale, Chinchilla, smoky bat, Andean
Hairy Armadillo

IG4e_07_16a

IG4e_07_16b

IG4e_07_17

MONSOON AND TRADE WIND COASTAL CLIMATE

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Ex: Cochin, India – West Coast, Lat 10 N
Extreme rain peak summer monsoon
Over 26 in precipitation in wettest month
115 inches annual precipitation!
“almost dry season” = Dec, Jan, Feb
Low-latitude rain forest
Lat range: 25-30 N and S
Major Forests: 42% mT, mE

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Moonsoon and Trade-Wind Costal Climate
Central/South America, Caribbean, SE Asia, India
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Cranes, Indian elephant, Indian rhino, leopard, white bengal tiger, camel, cobra (Naja Naja),
South American anteater, leaf monkey, bee hummingbird, anaconda, maned wolf

IG4e_09_08a

IG4e_09_08b

IG4e_07_10

WET EQUATORIAL ZONE

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Average Temp 64 F
Annual precip: 103 In
Lat Range : 10 S- 25 N
Grass and Shrub: 49%
Major Forests: 27%
Dominated by ITCZ all year; convective based rainfall
Dominate Air Mass: mT, mE

Amazon, Congo, and East Indies
East Indies- rare black tiger
Congo- African elephant, Gorillas, Chimps, spotted-hecked Otter,
West African Manatee
Amazon- Toucans, Amazon horned frog, Ocelot, Jaguar, tons of types of monkeys

IG4e_09_07b

IG4e_09_06