1. Section Focus 3-3

2. Section Focus 3-3 (answers)

3. Today-Objective Understand Climate regions
Understand tundra & permafrost
Examine a climograph
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4. Climate Zones of the Earth Pg60-63

5. Tropical Climate Zones
Tropical Wet & Dry
Rainy season in summer & dry season in the winter
Savannas(grasslands with tropical vegetation)
Hot with seasonal rain
Where- Africa, South & Central America, & parts of Asia
Tropical Wet
Hot & rainy year round
Rain forests
Where- Central & South America, Africa, Southwest Asia

6. Dry Climates
Semiarid
Dry with some rain
Vast grass covered plains
Where- Found in the interior of continents & a zone around deserts
Desert
Little or no precipitation
Shrubs growing in gravel or sand
Where- All continents except Europe. Cool/Cold deserts are found in the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere or in rain shadows

7. Mid-Latitude Climate Zones
Humid Subtropical
Rainy winters & hot humid summers
Varied vegetation
Where- Southeast USA & large areas of China
(This is Our climate)
Mediterranean
Hot dry summers & cool moist winters
chaparral or drought resistant trees
Where- California, Mediterranean Sea, parts of Australia

8. Mid-Latitude Climate Zones
Humid Continental
Great variety in temperature & precipitation. Usually long cold winters & short hot summers. 4 seasons
Varied vegetation
Where- Mid-latitude interiors of the Northern Hemisphere. Midwest of the USA

9. Mid-Latitude Climate Zones
Marine West Coast
Cool rainy winters & mild, rainy summers
Forests
Where- west coasts of USA, Canada, & most of western Europe
Highlands
Moderate to cold depending on elevation
Where- mountains of all continents
Found in all Latitudes

10. High latitude climates
Tundra
flat treeless lands
very little precipitation
almost all located in the Northern Hemisphere
Subarctic
Huge temperature variations
Summers short & cool
Winter are always very cold
Evergreen forests called taiga
Canada, Russia, Alaska

11. TUNDRA
FLAT, TREELESS LAND IN COLD CLIMATES

12. PERMAFROST
SUBSOIL THAT IS CONSTANTLY FROZEN

13. High latitude climates
Ice Cap
Snow, ice, & permanently freezing temperatures
So cold it rarely snows

14. Next- Interpreting Climographs
Use the information on page 64 & answer the questions on the worksheet
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