World Climate Regions

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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.

Low Latitude Climates

Tropical Rainforest(Tropical Wet)

Found on or near equator

Warm year round Many animals and

insects Precipitation daily

Tropical Savanna(Tropical Wet & Dry)

Found on outskirts of Tropical Rain Forest

Warm year round Mostly grasslands Precipitation varies

Types of Low Latitude Climates

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 semi-arid to arid, cool to cold in winter and warm to hot in summer.

Middle Latitude Climates

Humid Continental Found in interior regions of

continents Precipitation varies Vegetation consists of mixed

forests Warm summers and cold

winters (All 4 Seasons)

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)

Types of Middle Latitude Climates

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

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

Types of Middle Latitude Climates

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.

High Latitude Climates

Subarctic Found south of Arctic

Circle Frozen permafrost soil Bitterly cold winters, short

cool summers Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

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.

Types of High Latitude Climates

Ice Cap Found in Antarctica and

interior of Greenland No vegetation Bitterly cold all the time Snow and ice can be 2

miles thick!

Types of High Latitude Climates

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

Steppe(Semi-Arid)

Found on the borders of a desert

Precipitation 10 to 20 inches Vegetation includes

grasslands Temperature may be hot or

cold

Climates that can be found in ANY Latitude Belt:

Highland (Mountain) Temperatures and

vegetation depend on elevation

Timberline is the height in elevation above which trees cannot grow

Climates that can be found in ANY Latitude Belt:

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Frozen permafrost soil

Bitterly cold winters, short cool summers

Coniferous Forest (Taiga)

What Climate is It?

Subarctic Climate

Temperatures and vegetation depend on elevation

Timberline is the height in elevation above which trees cannot grow

What Climate is It?

Highland Climate

Found in interior regions of continents

Precipitation varies Vegetation consists

of mixed forests Warm summers

and cold winters (All 4 Seasons)

What Climate is It?

Humid Continental

Found on or near equator

Warm year round Many animals

and insects Precipitation Daily

What Climate is It?

Tropical Rainforest

Found in Antarctica and interior of Greenland

No vegetation Bitterly cold all the

time Snow and ice can

be two miles thick

What Climate is It?

Ice Cap Climate

Found on the borders of a desert

Precipitation 10 to 20 inches

Vegetation includes grasslands

Temperature may be hot or cold.

What Climate is It?

Steppe Climate

Found around Mediterranean Sea

Chaparral: olive, date trees

Mild, rainy winters, and hot, sunny, dry summers

Found in southern California and in southern Australia

What Climate is It?

Mediterranean Climate

Found on outskirts of Tropical Rain Forest

Warm year round Mostly grasslands Precipitation varies

What Climate is It?

Tropical Savanna

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.

What Climate is It?

Tundra Climate

Western coasts of continents (Oregon, Washington, western Europe

Mixed Forests Abundant

Precipitation all year Ocean winds bring

cool summers and mild winters

What Climate is It?

Marine West Coast 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

What Climate is It?

Desert Climate

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)

What Climate is It?

Humid Subtropical Climate