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12 climate types

12 climate type characteristics to memorize

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How many climate zones are there? 4: Tropical, Dry/arid, Mid-Latitudes, High-Latitudes
Tropical climate zone have what climate types? Tropical Wet & Tropical Wet/Dry
Dry (arid) climate zone have what climate types? Steppe (semi-arid) & Desert (arid)
Mid-Latitudes climate zone have what climate types? Humid Subtropical, Humid Continental, Marine West Coast, & Mediterranean
High-Latitudes climate zone have what climate types? Subarctic (Taiga), Tundra, Ice Cap, & Highland
Tropical Wet (rainforest) Amazon RainForest 80°F/27°C (Flat temp line) thick layered vegetation & high biodiversity Heavy rain all year-round
Tropical Wet/Dry (savanna) Africa dry & wet seasons (some high rain bars + low rain bars) Flat temp line but not as flat as tropical wet
Steppe (semi-arid) Kazakhstan high temperatures (grassland) no dense vegetation harsh cold winters precipitation year-round
Desert (arid) Sahara Desert less than 10in of rain extreme high temperatures (little vegetation) Oasis dry summer
Humid Subtropical Texas or Florida hot summers, mild winters (high humidity levels) precipitation year-round (high summer rain bars) vegetation - forests & prairies
Humid Continental New York City hot summers, cold winters rain year-round mixed forest
Marine West Coast Paris, France Mild summers, cool winters rain year-round vegetation-mixed forest
Mediterranean Italy hot summers & mild winter rains more in the winter vegetation - bushes and short trees
Subarctic (Taiga) Canada cool summers & freezing winters rains more in the summer limited vegetation
Tundra Russia cold all-year very low precipitation smallest human population permafrost - ground too frozen only mosses, small grasses, & lichens can grow
Ice Cap Antarctica snow/ice extremely freezing year-round (below 32°F / 0°C) little rain only lichen can grow
Highland Tibet cold winters, cool summers (cool temps year-round) rain based on location altitude increase = colder (found in all latitudes) leeward (dry) & windward (wet) little vegetation
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