1. CLIMATE

2. CLIMATE
3 MAIN TYPES
POLAR (high latitude – 60 – 90 degrees N/S Very low Temps.
TEMPERATE (middle latitude 30 – 60 degrees N/S) Temps vary greatly
TROPICS (low latitude 0-30 degrees N/S) Very high temps

3. CLIMOGRAPH

4. CLIMATE CONTROLS LATITUDE (angle of incidence) ALTITUDE
MOUNTAINS (barriers)
OCEAN CURRENTS
WATER VS. LAND
CYCLONIC STORMS
PRESSURES

5. RAINFOREST Af Tropical Climate Little temp. difference (hot)
rainfall greater than 100 inches due to convection
Thick vegetation
ex. Zaire, Amazon, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sumatra

6. RAINFOREST

7. RAINFOREST

8. DESERT Bh Tropical Climate Located near 25-30 degrees (High Pressure)
High temps, low humidity, clear
rainfall less than 10 in.
sparse vegetation
ex. W. USA, Gobi (asia), Sahara (africa), Middle east

9. DESERT

10. Desert

11. STEPPE TROPICAL CLIMATE LOCATED NEAR DESERTS WARM TEMPS.
10-20 IN OF RAINFALL
POLISH WORD MEANING “GRASSLAND”
US STATES WEST OF 100TH MERIDIAN

12. STEPPE

13. SAVANNA LOCATED NEAR AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE SUMMER – WARM DAY AND NIGHT
WINTER WARM DAY AND COOL NIGHT
WET/DRY SEASONS
VEGETATION – TALL GRASS WITH SCATTERED TREES
TARZAN MADE HIS HOME HERE
AFRICA, S. AMERICA, S. FLORIDA

14. SAVANNA

15. SAVANNA

16. MARINE WEST COAST Found along west edge of continents
Temp is warm and mild
Rainfall is in.
Heavy vegetation on windward side of mts.
controls include mountains and ocean
Ex. N.W. coast of US. N.W. europe

17. MARINE WEST COAST

19. MIDDLE LAT. DESERT AND STEPPE
Found in interior of continents
Dry and warm
Little precipitation. 10 – 20 in.
winter season – cold
Midwest

20. MIDDLE LAT. DESERT AND STEPPE

22. MEDITERRANEAN S.W. coast of continents, along horse lat.
warm dry summers. mild winters
summer is dry (H pressure)
winter rainfall due to shifting High pressure
“Best climate” clear skies, low humidity
S. Cali, S. Africa, Shores of mediterranean sea.

23. MEDITERRANEAN

24. MEDITERRANEAN

25. HUMID SUBTROPICAL S.E. edge of continents 30-40 degrees lat.
Extremes in temps usually mild winters
rainfall in a year.
Heavy plant growth and forests
cyclonic storms are controlling factor
S.E. U.S.

26. HUMID SUBTROPICAL

27. HUMID SUB TROPICAL

28. HUMID CONTINENTAL N.E. area of continents
EXTREMES in temps. summer is warm and humid, winter is cold with snow
rainfall – 30 in.
cyclonic storms

29. HUMID CONTINENTAL

30. MOUNTAIN Rockies, Appalachians
Temperature, pressure decrease with altitude
precip on windward sides
Vegetation becomes sparse with increase in vegetation.

31. MOUNTAIN

32. SUBARCTIC 50- 65 degrees lat. Cold winters, short summers
10-20 in of rainfall
Taiga Forest (pine)
Biggest climate in N. America
Greatest temp range. -59 to +70

33. SUBARCTIC

34. SUBARCTIC

35. TUNDRA Boarders lands of icecap VERRRRRRY cold 10 in. of precip.
Permafrost, small shrubs, moss, lichens
found only in northern hemisphere
eskimos
9 months avg. below freezing.

36. TUNDRA

37. ICECAP N.P. and S.P. Temp never above freezing
snow maybe 2-3 miles thick
official low degrees F.
Few inhabitants
Land of the six month sun.

38. ICECAP