1. World Climates

3. Tropical Climates
known for their high temperatures year round and for their large amount of rain year round

4. Desert Climates semiarid or steppe arid or desert
characterized by little rain and a huge daily temperature range.
Two sub-groups:
semiarid or steppe
arid or desert

5. Continental Climates
can be found in the interior regions of large land masses
total precipitation is not very high and seasonal temperatures

6. Cold Climates
These climates are found where permanent ice and tundra are always present
Only four months of the year have above freezing temperatures

7. Equatorial Climate- rainforest

8. Tropical Climates - savanna

9. Desert Climates - desert

10. Dry Mid-latitude Climates - steppe

11. Mediterranean Climate - chaparral

12. Dry Midlatitude Climate - grasslands

13. Moist Continental Climate – deciduous forest

14. Boreal Forest Climate - taiga

15. Tundra Climate - tundra

16. Highland Climate - alpine

17. Polar Ice Cap