1. Chapter 26 Modern Earth Science
Climate
Chapter 26
Modern Earth Science

2. What are the three main climate zones?

3. Climate Zones 3 Major Climate Zones Polar Climate
Middle-latitude Climate
Tropical Climate

4. Tropical Climate
3 Tropical Climates
Desert
Rain Forest
Savanna

5. Polar Climate 2 Polar Climates Subarctic Tundra
Severe winters & short summers
Canada
Tundra
No trees, very dry, cold air with little precipitation
Northern Alaska

6. Middle-Latitude Climate
5 Climates
Desert & Steppe
Eastern Montana
Mediterranean
Most of California
Marine West-Coast
Seattle
Humid Sub-tropical
Georgia
Humid Continental
Iowa

7. US: The Middle Latitude Climate
Marine West Coast Climate
Mediterranean
Middle Latitude Steppe
Middle Latitude Desert
Humid Continental
Humid Subtropical

8. Tropical Rain Forest Warm & humid
Near the equator (5 - 10° north & south)
Dense, rain-forest vegetation
Annual rainfall more than 250 cm
Yearly temp. range only about 3° C
Amazon River basin, parts of Central America & Southeast Asia

9. Tropical Desert Warm and dry
20-30 degree latitude north and south of the equator
Some of the driest deserts
Annual rainfall less than 25 cm

10. Tropical Savanna Between rain forest and deserts
Very wet summers and very dry winters

11. Polar Climates Subarctic Climate Tundra
Between degree north latitude
Between cm rainfall
Tundra
Little precipitation 25 cm