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Climates
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hot and wet, Lush vegetation, rain almost everyday. | Tropical rain forest |
| Tropical grassland, has a wet season and a dry season | Savanna |
| One of the driest regions on earth, less than 10% of precipitation per year | Desert |
| Semi dry regions 10 to 20 inches of precipitation per year also known as prairies | Steppe |
| Mild climate. little rain in summer, winters are cooler and wetter. | Mediterranean |
| Cool, mild climate on the west coasts of continents. Very rainy. Affected by winds that have blown over warm water. | Marine |
| Warm mild climates found on the east coasts of continents. Summer are hot and wet, Winters are short and mild. Precipitation year round. | Humid-subtropical |
| 4 seasons, hot to warm summers and cool to cold winters with precipitation year round. | Humid-continental |
| Russian word for “forest”. Very cold, snowy winters and cool. Rainy summers and extreme temps. | Subartic/taiga |
| Russian word for “marshy plain”. Has mosses and flowers during a very brief thaw. Cold almost all year. Permafrost. No trees. | Tundra |
| Extreme cold. no vegetation. Little or no precipitation. | Polar/ Ice caps |
| The higher up you go, the colder it gets (climate changes with elevation) Found in elevated areas such as mountains, plateaus, etc. | Highland |
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