PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Climates

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYClimates

• A B Climates
• C.J. Cox

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The Geography of World Climates

• World Patterns
• Tropical Climates
• Dry Climates
• Mid Latitude Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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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)
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Tropical Climates (A)

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

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Tropical Rainforests (Af)

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

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Tropical Rainforest - Amazon
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Cameroon
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Tropical Savanna (Aw)

• Temperature above 64F (18C)
• 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)

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Thornbush Savanna - Kenya
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Tropical Savanna Africa
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Tropical Savanna Southeast Asia
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Tropical Monsoon (Am)

• Temperature above 64F (18C)
• 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)

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The Geography of World Climates

• World Patterns
• Tropical Climates
• Dry Climates
• Mid Latitude Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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Dry Climates (B)

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

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Saharan Desert
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Desert Climates (BW)

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

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Saharan - Eastern Niger
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Oasis Gardens - Morocco
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Steppe Climates (BS)

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

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Mongolian Steppe
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Dry Steppe of Great Plains North America
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The Geography of World Climates

• World Patterns
• Tropical Climates
• Dry Climates
• Mid Latitude Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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The Geography of World Climates

• World Patterns
• Tropical Climates
• Dry Climates
• Mid Latitude Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYClimates

• A B Climates
• C.J. Cox