Map Skills

Climate Zones

Major Climates Zones

Tropical Climate

Temperate Climate

Polar Climate

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Climate Zones Map

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Tropical Climates

● Found in Low Latitude Belts (0 degrees to 23.5 degrees)

● Between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Tropical Climate Types

● Tropical Rainforest: receives 100+ inches of rain per year with high average temperatures○ EX: Amazon Rainforest in Brazil

● Tropical Savanna: grassland with two seasons - wet and dry○ EX: Kenya, East Africa

Tropical Rainforest

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Tropical Savanna

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Temperate Climates

● Found in Middle Latitude Belts (23.5 degrees to 66.5 degrees)

● Between

○ Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle

○ Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle

Temperate Climates

● Marine West Coast: warm (not hot) summers and cool (not cold) winters with a narrow temperature range○ EX: Oregon Coast

● Mediterranean: warm, wet winters and hot, dry summers○ EX: Barcelona, Spain - along the Mediterranean

Sea

Temperate Climates

● Humid Continental: hot, humid summers and cold winters with a wide temperature range○ EX: Eastern China

● Humid Subtropical: hot, humid summers and mild winters○ EX: Florida

Marine West Coast

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Mediterranean

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Humid Continental

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Humid Subtropical

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Polar Climates

● Found in High Latitude Belts (66.5 degrees to 90 degrees)

● Between

○ Arctic Circle and North Pole

○ Antarctic Circle and South Pole

Polar Climates

●Subarctic: long, cold winters and short, cool (not cold) summers○ EX: Alaska

●Tundra: treeless regions where the ground is permanently frozen○ Northern Russia

● Ice Cap: the temperature never exceeds 0 degrees and it’s covered in permanent ice, so nothing grows○ Antarctica

Subarctic

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Tundra

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Ice Cap

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Climates Found in All Latitude Belts

●Dry: two types○ Desert: rains less than 10 inches per year

■ EX: Central Australia and Northern Africa○ Steppe: usually in mountain regions where landforms block

ocean moisture from reaching area, semi-arid (receives little rainfall) trees only grow by rivers■ Pakistan and Mongolia

●Highland: mountainous, cool, and cold○ EX: Rocky Mountains and Plateau of Tibet

Desert

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Steppe

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Highland

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