Climate Zones
LOW MIDDLE HIGH MIDDLE HIGH
Semiarid Around deserts/Inside continents Hot summers and cooler winters Grassland, few trees
Humid Subtropical East coasts mid lats. Hot H. summers/ Mild H. winters Mixed forest
Marine West Coast West Coast upper-mid lats. Cloudy mild summers/ cool rainy winters Temperate Evergreen Forest
Subarctic Interior/East coasts High Lats. Extreme Temps., long cold winters Northern evergreen forest
Tropical Wet and Dry Humid Tropics-T.W.&D.-Deserts Warm all year, Rainy/Dry Seasons Tropical grassland with scattered trees
Desert 10in or less rain. Summer warm-hot. Winter quite cool- freezing Scrubby bushes and vegetation
Humid Continental East Coasts Upper mid lats. 4 seasons, long cold winter & S. W. summers Mixed forest Trees>2-3 stories
Highland High mountain regions Greatly varied temperatures Forest- Tundra
Tundra High lats. Coasts Cold all year Moss, lichens, low shrubs
Tropical Wet Low lat. Always Hot Tropical Rain Forest
Mediterranean W. Coasts Mid lats. Dry sun warm summers/ mild wetter winters Scrub, woodland, and grasslands
Ice Cap Polar regions Freezing cold year round Ice caps are ice. No vegetation.
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