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Low-latitude Climates

Low-latitude Climates. #s 1-3 on following map. IG4e_07_06a. IG4e_07_06a. IG4e_07_06b. IG4e_07_06b. WET DRY TROPICAL CLIMATE. Wet-Dry Tropical. Grass and shrub: 77% Ex: Guinea, West Africa Lat 10 N Hottest before Rainy Season Temp range: 10 F Precip total = 64 in

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Low-latitude Climates

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  1. Low-latitude Climates #s 1-3 on following map

  2. IG4e_07_06a IG4e_07_06a

  3. IG4e_07_06b IG4e_07_06b

  4. WET DRY TROPICAL CLIMATE

  5. Wet-Dry Tropical • Grass and shrub: 77% • Ex: Guinea, West Africa Lat 10 N • Hottest before Rainy Season • Temp range: 10 F • Precip total = 64 in • Affected by Subtropical Highs and the ITCZ • “savanna” vegetation • Lat Range: 5-20 N and S, and 10-30 N in Asia • Air masses with no ITCZ is cT • Air Masses with ITCZ = mT, mE

  6. Wet-Dry Tropical Climate • Wild dog, chimp, liberian mongoose, African golden cat, Nimba otter shrew, West African Manatee, lion, Pygmy Hippopotamus

  7. IG4e_07_13 IG4e_07_13

  8. IG4e_07_14 IG4e_07_14

  9. DRY TROPICAL CLIMATE

  10. Dry Tropical • Ex: Sudan, Africa (22 N) • Temp range over 100 F! • Very low precip, hot temps in high sun season • Subtropical High Pressure zone very dominant • Arid Climate Zone • Grass and Shrub: 52% • Lat 15 to 25 N and S • Steppes • Lat Range: 15-25 N and S

  11. Dry Tropical Climate Sahara, central Australia, Western SA Dingo, frilled lizard, grey kangeroo, koala, Andean cat, humpback and blue whale, Chinchilla, smoky bat, Andean Hairy Armadillo

  12. IG4e_07_16a IG4e_07_16a

  13. IG4e_07_16b IG4e_07_16b

  14. IG4e_07_17 IG4e_07_17

  15. MONSOON AND TRADE WIND COASTAL CLIMATE

  16. Monsoon and Trade Wind • Ex: Cochin, India – West Coast, Lat 10 N • Extreme rain peak summer monsoon • Over 26 in precipitation in wettest month • 115 inches annual precipitation! • “almost dry season” = Dec, Jan, Feb • Low-latitude rain forest • Lat range: 25-30 N and S • Major Forests: 42% • mT, mE

  17. Moonsoon and Trade-Wind Costal Climate • Central/South America, Caribbean, SE Asia, India • Cranes, Indian elephant, Indian rhino, leopard, white bengal tiger, camel, cobra (Naja Naja), South American anteater, leaf monkey, bee hummingbird, anaconda, maned wolf

  18. IG4e_09_08a IG4e_09_08a

  19. IG4e_09_08b IG4e_09_08b

  20. IG4e_07_10 IG4e_07_10

  21. IG4e_07_11 IG4e_07_11

  22. WET EQUATORIAL ZONE

  23. Wet Equatorial Zone • Average Temp 64 F • Annual precip: 103 In • Lat Range : 10 S- 25 N • Grass and Shrub: 49% • Major Forests: 27% • Dominated by ITCZ all year; convective based rainfall • Dominate Air Mass: mT, mE

  24. Amazon, Congo, and East Indies East Indies- rare black tiger Congo- African elephant, Gorillas, Chimps, spotted-hecked Otter, West African Manatee Amazon- Toucans, Amazon horned frog, Ocelot, Jaguar, tons of types of monkeys

  25. IG4e_09_07b IG4e_09_07b

  26. IG4e_09_06 IG4e_09_06

  27. IG4e_07_09 IG4e_07_09

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