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Low Latitudes (tropical regions)
Mid Latitudes (temperate regions)
Mid Latitudes (temperate regions)
High latitudes (polar regions)
High latitudes (polar regions)
TROPICAL TROPICAL WETWET
found in the found in the rain forestrain forestdaily raindaily rain
always hot always hot and humidand humid
little little variation in variation in temperaturetemperature
TROPICAL WET TROPICAL WET AND DRYAND DRYfound in found in
tropical regionstropical regionsseasonal rainsseasonal rainscooler in dry cooler in dry
seasonseasonhotter in wet hotter in wet
seasonseason
SEMIARIDSEMIARIDfound in thefound in theinterior of interior of continentscontinentsrains less rains less than 16” than 16” per yearper year
summers hotsummers hotwinters mild winters mild
to coldto cold
MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEANfound around thefound around the
Mediterranean Mediterranean andand
in other areasin other areassummers dry and summers dry and
hothotwinters cool and winters cool and
rainyrainy
MARINE WEST MARINE WEST COASTCOAST
found near found near the oceanthe ocean
in Europe andin Europe andNorth AmericaNorth America
moderate moderate temperaturestemperatures
rainy and rainy and foggyfoggy
throughout throughout the yearthe year
HUMID HUMID SUBTROPICALSUBTROPICALfound on the found on the east coastseast coasts
of continentsof continentssummers hot summers hot
and and humidhumid
winters mildwinters mildabundant abundant
rainrain
HUMID HUMID CONTINENTALCONTINENTALfound in the found in the
interiorsinteriorsof continentsof continentsmild to hot mild to hot summerssummers
cold winterscold winters20-40” of 20-40” of
yearly rainyearly rain
SUBARCTICSUBARCTICfound in the found in the high latitudeshigh latitudessummers are summers are
shortshortand cooland cool
winters are long winters are long
and very coldand very coldlittle little
precipitationprecipitation
TUNDRATUNDRAfound in found in
arcticarcticregionsregions
or in high or in high altitudesaltitudesvery cold very cold summerssummers
and wintersand winterspermafrostpermafrost
ICE CAPICE CAPfound on the found on the
North and North and South PolesSouth Polesbitter cold bitter cold
all yearall yearvery little very little
precipitationprecipitation
HIGHLANDSHIGHLANDSfound in highfound in high
elevationselevationsrainfall dependsrainfall dependsupon directionupon directionof slope faceof slope facetemperature temperature
variesvaries
DESERTDESERTfound in the found in the
mid-latitudes and mid-latitudes and the tropicsthe tropics
rains less thanrains less than10” per year10” per yeartemperaturestemperatures
can be hotcan be hotor coldor cold
Antarctica is classified as a Antarctica is classified as a desert. Why?desert. Why?
1. FORESTS1. FORESTS
•RainforestsRainforests
•Deciduous forestsDeciduous forests
•Coniferous forestsConiferous forests
•Chaparral forestsChaparral forests
2. GRASSLANDS2. GRASSLANDS
•TROPICAL GRASSLANDSTROPICAL GRASSLANDS
also called also called savannassavannas
•TEMPERATE GRASSLANDSTEMPERATE GRASSLANDS
also called also called steppessteppes
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