Climate Regions How does climate effect how and where people live?
Tropical Wet Hot 80 F Rainfall daily/80 in yearly
Tropical Wet And Dry Rainy in summer/ dry in winter Near Tropical Wet areas Grasslands cover most areas
Semiarid 16 inches rainfall yearly Winters mild to cold/ Summers hot Productive farmland
Desert Hot days/ cold nights Rain shadows
Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea Summer dry & hot Winter cool & rainy
Marine West Coast Cloudy, foggy, damp- near ocean Constant temp due to warm ocean currents Bad moods- grunge music
Humid Subtropical Long summers of humidity and heat Hurricanes
Humid Continental Four seasons Arctic cold clash w/ tropical air masses Latitude affects temp
Highlands Latitude & elevation affect temp Rain shadow Higher elevation- lower temperature
Subarctic Evergreen forests Summers short and cool Winters long and cold- 8 months
Tundra Flat, treeless lands Permafrost Summer last only few weeks- 40 F
Ice Cap Snow, ice, & permanently freezing temp Polar deserts- less then 10 in precipitation F below freezing