Climate Zones Please Follow Along on Your Ipad

Tropical Climates  Tropical Rain Forest  Year-round rainfall  Lush vegetation  Millions of species of plants/animals  Example: Amazon Rainforest  Tropical Savanna  Wet season and dry season  Savannas – broad grasslands with few trees  Tropical Rain Forest  Year-round rainfall  Lush vegetation  Millions of species of plants/animals  Example: Amazon Rainforest  Tropical Savanna  Wet season and dry season  Savannas – broad grasslands with few trees

Mid-Latitude Climates  Marine west coast  rainy, mild winters  Cool summers  Heavy rainfall  Deciduous and Coniferous Trees  Mediterranean  Mild, rainy winters  Hot, dry summers  Mostly shrubs and short trees  Marine west coast  rainy, mild winters  Cool summers  Heavy rainfall  Deciduous and Coniferous Trees  Mediterranean  Mild, rainy winters  Hot, dry summers  Mostly shrubs and short trees  Humid continental  Long, cold, snowy winters  Short, hot summers  Deciduous trees and grasslands  Humid sub-tropical  Rainfall all year (most during hot summer months)  Short, mild winters  Oaks, magnolias, and palms

High-Latitude Climates  Subarctic  Few people  Very cold, harsh winters  Temps above freezing in summer  Evergreen forests  Tundra  Vast, treeless plain  Lower layers of soil are permanently frozen  Sturdy grasses and low bushes  Subarctic  Few people  Very cold, harsh winters  Temps above freezing in summer  Evergreen forests  Tundra  Vast, treeless plain  Lower layers of soil are permanently frozen  Sturdy grasses and low bushes  Ice cap  Bitterly cold  Average temp below freezing (as low as -128 F)  Lichens can grow on rocks

Dry Climates  Desert  Less than 10 inches of rainfall per year  Plant life: scrub and Cacti  Steppe  Usually surrounding desert  Partly dry grasslands and prairies  10 to 20 in. of rain a year  Covered in bushes and short grasses  Desert  Less than 10 inches of rainfall per year  Plant life: scrub and Cacti  Steppe  Usually surrounding desert  Partly dry grasslands and prairies  10 to 20 in. of rain a year  Covered in bushes and short grasses

Highland Climate  Mountain climate  Cool or cold temperatures year round  Timberline – elevation above which no trees can grow  Mountain climate  Cool or cold temperatures year round  Timberline – elevation above which no trees can grow