Global Climate Zones contd Current Weather Global Climate

Global Climate Zones (cont’d) Current Weather Global Climate Zones Altitudinal Zonation For Next Class: Read National Geographic Everest story https: //www. nationalgeographic. com/adventure/2019 /06/mount-everest-highest-weather-station/

Mild Midlatitude (C) Climates Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates (Cfa/Cwa) Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb/Cfc) Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates (Csa/Csb)

Marine West Coast (Cfb) Figure 10. 14

Marine West Coast (Cfb) Figure 10. 15

Mediterranean Climates (Csa/Csb) Figure 10. 16

Short Answer When is the rainy season in the Mediterranean (Csa/Csb) climates and why? What features of the idealized global circulation model most strongly influence these climate zones?

Severe Midlatitude (D) Climates Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates (Dfa/Dwa) Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates (Dfb/Dwb) Subarctic Climates (Dfc/Dfd/Dwc/Dwd)

Microthermal Climates

Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates (Dfa) Figure 10. 17

Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates (Dfb) Figure 10. 19

Subarctic Cool Summer Climates Figure 10. 20

Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter (Dwd) Figure 10. 21

Polar Climates (Zone E) Tundra (ET) Ice Cap (EF)

Tundra Figures 8 -53 and 8 -54

Ice Cap Figure 8 -55

Highland Climate Figure 8 -58

Courtesy of C. Konrad

Altitudinal Zonation

Vertical Zonation of Agroecological Zones Tierra Caliente (Hot Land) – 0 – 1, 000 m Hot all year round with tropical vegetation Bananas, citrus fruits, tropical rain forest in places Tierra Templada (Temperate Land) – 1, 000 - 3, 000 m Land of Eternal Spring Many temperate crops (corn was domesticated in this zone) Many major Latin American cities (Mexico City, Arequipa)

Tierra Fria (Cold Land) – 3, 000 - 4, 000 m Limited agriculture; potatoes, barley, quiñoa Altiplano of Peru/Bolivia Puna (Tundra) – 4, 000 - 5, 000 m Extensive grazing of cameloids (llamas, alpacas, vicuñas) Tierra Helada (Frozen Land) – 5, 000 m + Glaciers, snow, and rock!