1. Climate Regions in the World

2. Climate
The characteristics of weather conditions over a long period of time in a location
2 Main factors:
Temperature and Precipitation

3. 4 keys to Climate Latitude Altitude Distance from water Ocean Currents
Why do you think this is??

4. There are 5 Climate Zones
Polar
Moist Mid Latitudes (Severe Winter)
Moist Mid Latitudes (mild Winter)
Dry
Humid Tropical
Can you think of a location for each?

5. World Climate
Notice zones and sub climates!!

6. Surface permanently covered in ice
Polar
Climate Zone
Polar
Barrow Alaska
Sub climate
Tundra
Average temp below 50
Permafrost
Antarctica
Ice cap
Surface permanently covered in ice
Temp below freezing
Polar

7. Moist Mid Latitude (Severe Winter)
Humid Continental:
Des Moines Iowa
Hot summers and cold winters
Precipitation is even through out the year
1 to 4 months of snow.
Sub Arctic:
Fairbanks Alaska
Temperatures below freezing 6 to 8 months of the year.
Summer brief and cool.
Low precipitation but snow remains because of temperature.

8. Moist Mid Latitude (Mild Winter)
Humid Subtropical
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Charlotte North Carolina
Seattle Washington
San Francisco
Summers hot and muggy.
Winters mild
Mild temperatures year round. Precipitation steady
Low clouds and fog common
Dry summers, wet winters. Fog, cool summers

9. Dry Dry Desert Phoenix Arizona Precipitation is infrequent
Hottest temps on Earth
Can be cool at night
Rapid evaporation leads to dryness.
Semiarid
Denver Colorado
Found next to deserts
Have wider temperature ranges
Most of the Great Plains

10. Humid Tropical Humid Tropical Tropical Wet Tropical Wet and Dry Amazon
Temperatures high Throughout the year
Rising hot, humid air causes heavy clouds and most of rainfall
No dry season
8ft of rain per year
Miami Florida
Hot and rainy with a dry season

11. Pages 614-617 Climate Latitude Ocean Currents Altitude
Distance from water

12. Latitude Distance from water Ocean Currents Altitude
Climate
Distance degrees North or south from the equator
Temp decreases from the equator to the poles
This is because of the different amount of sunlight
Currents transfer warmer or cooler temps because of the area they originate
As you go up temperature decreases Air expands and cools because it can not conduct.
Temperature is low at a mountain peak regardless of altitude
Land heats and cools faster than water. Water holds its temperature
Areas around water have milder temperatures and more precipitation. Land has drastic changes between summer and winter.
Distance from water
Ocean Currents
Altitude

13. El Nino p440 or p632
el Niño