Classification of Climates continued

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Classification of Climates(continued)
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Ice cap
Tundra
True Continental (taiga)
Highland
Humid continental
Marine West coast
Steppe
Humid subtropical
Desert
North America Climates
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In the Northwest part of the United States And up
the coast of Canada to Alaska is A fairly unusual
climate similar to Ireland and Great Britain, it
is called Oceanic
It is characterized by cool moist summers
and mild very wet winters
Even though they are found on a west coast, these
climates are too far north to ever catch the
horse latitudes.
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Oceanic
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At higher latitudes, and towards the center of
continents, the temperature range between winter
and summer becomes huge.
This is because land gets very hot during the
high sun period of summer, and very cold during
the low sun period of winter
This climate is called true continental or taiga
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True Continental (taiga)
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Moosonee Canada
Taiga climate
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Continuing north we come to the Tundra, where No
months of the year go above 50? F
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Tundra
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Alaska tundra
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At the polar regions, especially Greenland and
Antarctica, no months go above freezing and snow
and ice persist all year round. These climates
are called ice cap
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Ice Cap
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Weddell Sea, Antarctica
Ice cap
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Sometimes elevation and latitude can combine To
produce an unusual climate. Such a climate is
that of Quito, Ecuador
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In Quito, every month is 55 degrees F.
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Ocean Currents can also produce unusual Climates.
Any current moving away from the equator is a
warm current
Any current moving away from the poles is a
cold current
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Warm currents in red
Cold currents in blue
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The Galapagos Islands are right on the
equator, yet penguins have been seen here
A cold current brings water here from Antarctica
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Reykjavik Iceland is almost on the artic circle,
yet in the Winter is 2 degrees warmer than New
York City from the warm Gulf Stream
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Iceland
Gulf Stream
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An iceberg drifting south in the cold Labrador
current sank the Titanic
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Titanic sank here
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Lets try matching some climagraphs with their
locations on a map
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Which location on the map could this be?
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