1. 1.Desert 2. Steppe 3. Savanna/Continental 4. Mediterranean 5. Tropical 6. Highland

2. I. CLIMATE ZONES Climate: an areas normal weather pattern over long periods of time.

3. A. Tropical B. Desert B. Steppe C. Mediterranean C. Savanna / Continental D. Continental D. Highland E. Arctic

4. THE 7 CLIMATE ZONES 1.DESERT (Dry) 2.STEPPE 3.MEDITERRANEAN 1.Marine West Coast 4.TROPICAL 1.Tropical Wet 2.Tropical Wet/Dry 5.SAVANNA or CONTINENTAL 1.Subtropical Humid 6.HIGHLANDS 7.ARCTIC 1.Tundra 2.Icecap

5. Tropical Steppe Desert Mediterranean Savanna Highlands

6. Tropical Steppe Desert Mediterranean Savanna & Continental Arctic Highlands

7. 1.DESERT 1.Hot 2.Dry 3.Little to no vegetation 4.0 – 10 inches of rain per year 5.Temperatures swing widely between daylite and nite-time  Summer days = 100+  Winter Nites = -0

8. 2. STEPPE  Areas surrounding deserts –Can be somewhat grassy, but not many trees  Fairly hot and dry  Always a step more or less than desert conditions  Rainfall = 10 – 25ish  Temperature = 60 – 80 F.

9. 3. SAVANNA / CONTINENTAL  Grassy areas – Good deal of vegetation –A lot of wildlife: Safari  Seasonal  Rainfall = 20 – 45 inches  Temperature = 55 – 80  Grassy areas – Good deal of vegetation –A lot of wildlife: Safari  Seasonal  Rainfall = 20 – 45 inches  Temperature = 55 – 80

10. 4. MEDITERRANEAN  Mild year around  Cool mild summers  Warm, mild, rainy winters  Temp. = 50 - 75  20 – 40 inches of rain per year

11. 5. TROPICAL  Close to the Equator  Hot & Humid (– It’s like a hot tub)  Rainfall = 65 – 85+ –(sometimes up to 120)  Temperature = 70 – 90 –Tropical Rain Forests –A lot of wildlife –Coastal Areas

12. 6. HIGHLAND  Mountainous area or area of High Elevation  Ave. annual precipitation = 40 – 60 inches  Ave. annual temperature = 60-ish  It gets colder as you go higher… –Timberline: the elevation above which no trees can grow.

13. Essay  Describe how living in a particular climate zone would affect 3 different cultural traits. 1.Write in essay style. 2.Define/describe the climate zone 3.Explain how & why things would be different, not just that they would be different.

14. Effects on CLIMATE  Wind & Water –Monsoons –Rain-shadows –Water Cycle  Location: –Latitude –Altitude –Topography

15. 2. Location: Coastal Areas  Storms: –Hurricanes: Violent tropical storm systems; form over the warm Atlantic Ocean –Typhoons: same -but form in the Pacific Oceana  Weather: –changes in an areas air during short periods of time

16. 1. Location: Latitude  Areas of the earth surrounding the equator. –Ranging 30 o North or South –This area is always close to the sun (tropics)  Axis: an imaginary line through the earth; around which it spins and tilts toward or away from the sun

17. 3. Location: Physical features  Physical Features: –Mountains can block the air from moving inland = Mountain Range = Wind

18. 4. Currents: moving streams of ocean water

19. 5. Monsoons  Seasonal winds.  Winter Monsoons: A wind from the Northeast or North that brings cool drying winds over Asia in the Winter.  Summer Monsoons: A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.

20. III. Water Cycle