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World Climate Regions

World Climate Regions. Climate Zones. Climate Zones. Low Latitudes (0-23.5 degrees)  Tropical Zone Mid- Latitudes (23.5-66.5 degrees)  Temperate Zone High Latitudes (66.5-90 degrees)  Polar Zones. Climate Regions. Temperature and Precipitation patterns help define climate regions.

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World Climate Regions

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  1. World Climate Regions

  2. Climate Zones

  3. Climate Zones • Low Latitudes (0-23.5 degrees)  Tropical Zone • Mid- Latitudes (23.5-66.5 degrees)  Temperate Zone • High Latitudes (66.5-90 degrees)  Polar Zones

  4. Climate Regions • Temperature and Precipitation patterns help define climate regions. • Geographers look at the typical weather conditions over many years in a location to determine climate region.

  5. Tropical Wet Description Location Equator, low latitudes Central and S. America SW Asia and Africa • Hot, 80 degrees avg. temp • Rain falls almost daily • 80 in/year • rainforest

  6. Tropical Wet and Dry Description Location low latitude By tropical wet climates Africa, S. America, Central America, and parts of Asia • rainy in summer • dry in winter • grassland, scrub forest

  7. Semiarid Description Location Mid latitudes interior of continent, around desert • not much rain, 16 in/year • summers hot, winters mild

  8. Desert-Arid Description Location Mid latitudes Some exceptions Antarctica • less than 10 in/ year • low humidity, high temp

  9. Mediterranean Description Location mid-latitude surrounds Mediterranean Sea, and west coasts • summer dry and hot • winters cool and rainy

  10. Humid Subtropical Description Location East side of continents • Long summer heat and humidity • hurricanes

  11. Marine West Coast Description Location mid-latitude west coast of continents • year round rain, foggy, cloudy • long cool winters and mild summers

  12. Humid Continental Description Location found in interior of continents Mid latitudes • varied temp and precipitation • experiences all four seasons

  13. Subarctic Description Location high latitudes Canada, Russia • Taiga- large amounts of coniferous forests • Cold, snowy winters • Short, cool summers

  14. Tundra Description Location High latitudes Arctic Ocean High Northern Hemisphere • Permafrost • Treeless, plants that adapt to tundra • Severe winters

  15. Ice Cap Description Location High latitude Poles • Snow, ice • Permanently freezing temperatures • Rarely snows

  16. Highland Description Location Mountain areas • Varies with latitude, elevation, and location

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