Transcript Climates!

Climates
LOW LATITUDES
Tropical Climates
• Tropical Wet: avg. temp of 80°F; rains nearly
every day
– Ex. Hawaii
• Tropical Wet & Dry: Summers w/ hi
temperatures and rain; winters are cooler &
dry
– Ex: Florida
MID LATITUDES
• MEDITERRANEAN: hot, dry summers; cool,
rainy winters; GOOD FOR FARMING!
– EX: southern California
• MARINE WEST COAST: by OCEANS, rains year-round;
temperature stays pretty much cool/warm
• EX: Oregon/Western Washington
MID LATITUDES
• HUMID SUBTROPICAL: long, humid summers;
cool, mild winters; EASTERN COAST OF
CONTINENTS!
– Ex: Our part of TEXAS!!!
• HUMID CONTINENTAL: four seasons with
extremely different temperatures
– EX: New York, Nebraska
HIGH LATITUDES
• SUBARCTIC: cool summers; EXTREMELY cold
winters; usually below zero
– EX: Alaska
• TUNDRA: extremely cold all the time; has
permafrost (ground stays frozen)
– EX: Northern Canadian Islands
DRY
• Semiarid: hot summers; cold winters; less
than 16 inches of precipitation; INTERIOR OF
CONTINENTS
– EX: West Texas
• Arid: less than 10 inches of precipitation; HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH HEAT
– EX: Sahara Desert, Eastern Washington
HIGHLANDS
• Generally cold due to elevation; short, cool
summers; longer, cold winters. Some places
can have warm summers.
– EX: Mountains in Eastern California