TodayObjective Understand Climate regions Understand tundra permafrost Examine

Today-Objective • • Understand Climate regions Understand tundra & permafrost Examine a climograph Start working on a study guide for a quiz on Friday

Climate Zones of the Earth Pg 60 -63

Tropical Climate Zones • Tropical Wet & Dry • Tropical Wet – Hot & rainy year round – Rain forests Where- Central & South America, Africa, Southwest Asia – Rainy season in summer & dry season in the winter – Savannas(grasslands with tropical vegetation) – Hot with seasonal rain Where- Africa, South & Central America, & parts of Asia

Dry Climates • Semiarid – Dry with some rain – Vast grass covered plains • Where- Found in the interior of continents & a zone around deserts • Desert – Little or no precipitation – Shrubs growing in gravel or sand • Where- All continents except Europe. Cool/Cold deserts are found in the mid -latitudes of the northern hemisphere or in rain shadows

Mid-Latitude Climate Zones • Humid Subtropical – Rainy winters & hot humid summers – Varied vegetation • Mediterranean – Hot dry summers & cool moist winters – chaparral or drought resistant trees • Where- Southeast USA & large areas of China • Where- California, Mediterranean Sea, parts of • (This is Our climate) Australia

Mid-Latitude Climate Zones • Humid Continental – Great variety in temperature & precipitation. Usually long cold winters & short hot summers. 4 seasons – Varied vegetation • Where- Mid-latitude interiors of the Northern Hemisphere. Midwest of the USA

Mid-Latitude Climate Zones • Marine West Coast – Cool rainy winters & mild, rainy summers – Forests • Highlands – Moderate to cold depending on elevation • Where- mountains of all • Where- west coasts of continents USA, Canada, & most of • Found in all Latitudes western Europe

High latitude climates • Subarctic – – – Huge temperature variations Summers short & cool Winter are always very cold Evergreen forests called taiga Canada, Russia, Alaska • Tundra • flat treeless lands • very little precipitation • almost all located in the Northern Hemisphere

TUNDRA • FLAT, TREELESS LAND IN COLD CLIMATES

PERMAFROST • SUBSOIL THAT IS CONSTANTLY FROZEN

High latitude climates • Ice Cap – Snow, ice, & permanently freezing temperatures – So cold it rarely snows

Next- Interpreting Climographs • • Use the information on page 64 & answer the questions on the worksheet • When you finish work on your study guide