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Climates of the World

Climates of the World. Earth’s Axis. Arctic Circle. Polar or High latitudes. Polar or High Latitudes. Temperate or Mid-Latitudes. Temperate or Mid-Latitudes. Tropic of Cancer. Equator. Tropical or Low Latitudes. Tropic of Capricorn. Antarctic Circle. Summer Solstice. Winter Solstice.

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Climates of the World

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  1. Climates of the World

  2. Earth’s Axis Arctic Circle Polar or High latitudes Polar or High Latitudes Temperate or Mid-Latitudes Temperate or Mid-Latitudes Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropical or Low Latitudes Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle

  3. Summer Solstice

  4. Winter Solstice

  5. What is a rain forest? What is a “Tropical Rain Forest” climate? A place that is Rainy (80 inches each year) and an average temperature of 80º…. …..like this….

  6. Tropical Rain Forest

  7. Tropical Rain Forest

  8. Tropical Rain Forest

  9. Tropical Rain Forest

  10. Tropical Rain Forest

  11. Where can you find tropical rainforest?

  12. Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Between the… The major tropical rain forests are found…. Amazon Congo Indonesian

  13. What is a savanna? What is a “Tropical Savanna” climate? A savanna is usually very flat, with dry winters and hot, rainy summers and has few trees and shrubs… …like this….

  14. Tropical Savanna

  15. Serengeti Boy, do I feel out of place! I hate digging in these piles to get a bug! Tropical Savanna is found in the Serengeti plains in eastern Africa.

  16. Where can you find “tropical savanna”?

  17. Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Mostly between the… Tropical Savanna map Tropical Savanna of the world.

  18. One of the inhabitants of tropical rain forest and tropical savanna climate regions…

  19. What is a desert? What is a desert? A hot or cold place where rainfall is less than or = 10” each year… …like this…

  20. Oasis Desert Oasis

  21. Antarctica…is a desert!

  22. Where can you find “deserts” in the world?

  23. Deserts Map Sahara Here is a map of the world’s deserts.

  24. What is a steppe? What is a “Steppe” climate? A place that has hotsummers, coldwinters, and has dry, grassy plains with little or no trees… …like this…

  25. Steppe

  26. Steppe - Great Plains

  27. Steppe is found Near Deserts and Interior of continents

  28. What is marine west coast? What is “Marine West Coast” climate? A climate of cool summers and rainy winters from the ocean… …like this…

  29. Marine West Coast

  30. Marine West Coast

  31. Marine West Coast

  32. ? ? ? Marine West Coast was named for regions in the northern hemisphere…such as in western Europe and Seattle, Washington. ? ? ? ?

  33. What is Mediterranean? What is “Mediterranean” climate? A climate named for the Mediterranean Sea (between Europe and Africa). It has mild, rainy winters and hot, sunny summers with short trees and bushes. …like this…

  34. Mediterranean sea and climate

  35. A map showing “Mediterranean” climate. Notice how it borders coasts.

  36. What is humid subtropical? What is “Humid Subtropical” climate? A climate with short, mild winters and year-round rain. …like this…

  37. Humid Subtropical

  38. A map of “humid subtropical” climate. What is a common factor about the location of this climate?

  39. What is Humid Continental? What is “Humid Continental” climate? A climate with 4 distinct seasons. Coniferous trees are more common than deciduous trees. …like this…

  40. Humid Continental

  41. Humid Continental

  42. A map showing “humid continental” climate areas of the world. Equator

  43. What is subarctic? What is a “Subarctic” climate? A climate that is usually cold most of the year… …like this…

  44. Subarctic

  45. Subarctic climate borders the Arctic Circle

  46. What is a tundra? What is a “Tundra” climate? A place that is very cold with small shrubs and moss and no trees… …like this…

  47. Tundra

  48. …uh, no, not this type of tundra…

  49. Tundra

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