Tropical Rain Forest

Tropical Climates

Tropical SavannaTropical Rainforest

Tropical SavannaHot all year round, a few months are very dry, broad grassland, few trees2

Tropical Rain ForestDescription Hot and rainy all year round, lush vegetation

3Mild Climates

Humid SubtropicalMediterraneanMarine West Coast Climate

Location: mid-latitudes (close to tropics)Description - hot humid summers with heavy rain; short and mild winter, deciduous trees (oak, magnolia, palms)Humid Subtropical5

Mediterranean

Location: around Mediterranean SeaDescription - Mild rainy winters and hot dry summers, short shrubs, trees, some coniferous trees6

Marine West CoastLocation: mid-latitudes, west coastDescription Winds from the ocean make it mild; rainy winters and cool summers, deciduous and coniferous forests

7Continental Climates

Humid ContinentalSubarctic

Humid ContinentalLocation: mid latitudeDescription: 4 seasons; winters can be long, cold and snowy but there are short hot summers, deciduous forests, grassland

9Subarctic Climate

Close to the polar regions; cold bitter winters but temperatures go above freezing in summer, taiga (coniferous forests)10Polar Climates

TundraIce CapTundra

Arctic region; vast treeless plain cold, harsh and dry; permafrost12Ice Cap

Bitterly cold with giant ice sheets; monthly averages do not go above freezing 13Dry Climates

SteppeDesertSteppesurrounds many deserts with partly dry grasslands and prairies; 10-20 inches of annual rainfall

15DesertDry all year; gets less than 10 inches of annual rainfall

16Highland Climates

Highland/MountainHighland or MountainLocal climates vary greatly because of differences in elevation; cool to cold climates year round; tall mountains will have a timberline.

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