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WGU climates
Climate | Characteristic |
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Arctic | Tundra |
Arctic | cold, long winters; very short mild season |
Arctic | snow all year |
Arctic | low deciduous shrubs, mosses, lichens |
Humid Continental | Deciduous forest |
Humid Continental | cool, wet winters, warm dry summer |
Humid Continental | moderate precipitation |
Humid Continental | broadleaf deciduous trees |
Humid Subtropical | Rainforest |
Humid Subtropical | Mild to tropical all year |
Humid Subtropical | high total precipitation |
Humid Subtropical | broadleaf evergreen or subtropical coniferous |
Mediterranean | Chaparral |
Mediterranean | cool, wet winter; hot dry summer |
Mediterranean | rain-free summers |
Mediterranean | evergreen broadleaf; evergreens, cacti, olive & fruit trees |
Tropical | Savanna |
Tropical | warm to tropical |
Tropical | high total precipitation |
Tropical | deciduous trees and grassland; long tap roots, thick bark to resist fires |
Continental Subarctic | Taiga |
Continental Subarctic | cold to mild all year |
Continental Subarctic | low total precipitation |
Continental Subarctic | needleleaf evergreen forest |
Highlands | Alpine |
Highlands | long, cold winters; short, cool summers |
Highlands | dry air - mountains, low precipitation |
Highlands | small groundcover plants that grow in sandy and rocky soil |
Arid | Desert |
Arid | very dry, very hot all year |
Arid | scarce rain |
Arid | ground- hugging shrubs and short woody trees; spiny leaves |
Arctic | Northern Alaska |
Humid Continental | Illinois |
Humid Subtropical | Florida |
Mediterranean | California |
Tropical | Southern Mexico |
Highland | Oregon/Washington |
Arid | Nevada/Arizona |