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Unit 15: Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates

Unit 15: Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates. OBJECTIVES • Understand the major types of tropical climates. Explore the major types of arid climates. Examine tropical ( A ) and arid ( B ) climates using climographs developed from data recorded by actual weather stations

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Unit 15: Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates

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  1. Unit 15: Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates

  2. OBJECTIVES • • Understand the major types of tropical climates. • Explore the major types of arid climates. • Examine tropical (A) and arid (B) climates using climographs developed from data recorded by actual weather stations • • Highlight climate-related environmental problems within tropical and arid climate zones • • Examine the causes and consequences of tropical deforestation and desertification

  3. Rainforest Climate Af

  4. Rainforest Climate Af

  5. Monsoon Forest Climate Am

  6. Savanna Climate Aw • Tropical grassland • Summer wet, winter dry • Transition zone between forests and grasslands

  7. Savanna Climate Aw Tree-dotted savanna of Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve.

  8. Arid Climates B Dry landscape of western Sahara near Morocco and Algeria.

  9. Desert Climate BW

  10. BW Climate

  11. Steppe Climate (Semi-arid) BS

  12. Steppe Winter Wheat Region of North America Combines harvest winter wheat in western Nebraska.

  13. Arid Regions Show the Highest Precipitation Variability

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