PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Climates A B Climates C J

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Climates A & B Climates C. J. Cox

The Geography of World Climates • • • World Patterns Tropical Climates Dry Climates Mid Latitude Climates Snow Climates Ice Climates

Ice Climates (E) Snow Climates (D) Mid Latitude Climates (C) Dry Climates (B) Tropical Climates (A) Dry Climates (B) Mid Latitude Climates (C) Ice Climates (E)

Tropical Climates (A) • • • Found in the equatorial region Warm & Wet all year Temperatures average over 64 F (18 C) Tropical Rainforest (Af) Tropical Savanna (Aw) Tropical Monsoon (Am)

Tropical Rainforests (Af) • Temperature above 64 F (18 C) • Precipitation rains all year • Vegetation - rainforests with large broadleafs • Soils - Leached • Locations (find and list at least five specific countries, basins, or coasts)

Tropical Savanna (Aw) • Temperature above 64 F (18 C) • Precipitation - dry winter • Vegetation - grasslands with scattered drought resistant trees, scrub and thorn bushes forests • Soils - Leached • Locations (find and list at least five specific countries, basins, or coasts)

Tropical Monsoon (Am) • Temperature above 64 F (18 C) • Precipitation - one month at least 20” of rain (very wet summer) • Vegetation - forest vegetation ranging from rainforest to thorn forest • Soils - Iron rich • Locations (find and list at least five specific countries, basins, or coasts)

The Geography of World Climates • • • World Patterns Tropical Climates Dry Climates Mid Latitude Climates Snow Climates Ice Climates

Dry Climates (B) • • • Found in low latitudes Not based on temperature Annual Precipitation is between 0 -18 in. Deserts (BW) Steppe (BS)

Desert Climates (BW) • Precipitation - 0 -10 inches • Temperature average above 64 F = h Temperature average below 64 F = k • Vegetation - xerophytes – succulents – ephermals • Soils - alkaline - sandy & salty • Locations (find and list at least five specific countries, basins, or coasts)

Steppe Climates (BS) • Precipitation -10 -18 inches • Temperature average above 64 F = h Temperature average below 64 F = k • Vegetation - grasses • Soils - black, nutrient rich • Locations (find and list at least five specific countries, basins, or coasts)

The Geography of World Climates • • • World Patterns Tropical Climates Dry Climates Mid Latitude Climates Snow Climates Ice Climates

The Geography of World Climates • • • World Patterns Tropical Climates Dry Climates Mid Latitude Climates Snow Climates Ice Climates

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Climates A & B Climates C. J. Cox