Climate

Which description describes the Humid Tropical Climate?

• At the equator, hot and damp. Rain year round from 70 inches to 450 inches a year.

• Earth’s hottest and driest climate zones. Less than 10 inches of rain per year

• Along east coasts near the tropics. Summers are hot and muggy. Winters are mild, with occasional frost and snow.

Subtropical Savanna Climate

• This climate has a long, hot, dry season followed by short periods of rain. Cool winters.

• Climate occurs on west coast. Moist air keeps temperatures mild all year. Winters are foggy but not too cold. Summers are warm and sunny

• In the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Summers are short and cool.

Desert Climate

• Closer to the poles. Many inland and east coast areas have this climate. This climate has FOUR DIFFERENT SEASONS.

• Harshest places on Earth. North and South Poles. Temperatures bone numbingly cold. Snow and ice remain year round. No vegetation grows.

• Earth’s hottest and driest climate zones. Less than 10 inches of rain per year

Mediterranean Climate

• Climate occurs in coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Only plants such as mosses, lichens and small shrubs grow there.

• Summers are hot, dry and sunny. Winters are mild and somewhat wet. Limited plant life

• Harshest places on Earth. North and South Poles. Temperatures bone numbingly cold. Snow and ice remain year round. No vegetation grows.

Humid Subtropical Climate

• Along east coasts near the tropics. Summers are hot and muggy. Winters are mild, with occasional frost and snow.

• In the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Summers are short and cool.

• Harshest places on Earth. North and South Poles. Temperatures bone numbingly cold. Snow and ice remain year round. No vegetation grows.

Marine West Coast Climate

• Climate occurs on west coast. Moist air keeps temperatures mild all year. Winters are foggy but not too cold. Summers are warm and sunny

• This climate has a long, hot, dry season followed by short periods of rain. Cool winters.

• At the equator, hot and damp. Rain year round from 70 inches to 450 inches a year.

Humid Continental Climate

• At the equator, hot and damp. Rain year round from 70 inches to 450 inches a year.

• Along east coasts near the tropics. Summers are hot and muggy. Winters are mild, with occasional frost and snow.

• Closer to the poles. Many inland and east coast areas have this climate. This climate has FOUR DIFFERENT SEASONS.

Subarctic Climate

• Summers are hot, dry and sunny. Winters are mild and somewhat wet. Limited plant life

• In the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Summers are short and cool.

• Harshest places on Earth. North and South Poles. Temperatures bone numbingly cold. Snow and ice remain year round. No vegetation grows.

Tundra Climate

• Climate occurs in coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Only plants such as mosses, lichens and small shrubs grow there.

• Climate occurs on west coast. Moist air keeps temperatures mild all year. Winters are foggy but not too cold. Summers are warm and sunny

• In the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Summers are short and cool.

Ice Cap Climate

• Harshest places on Earth. North and South Poles. Temperatures bone numbingly cold. Snow and ice remain year round. No vegetation grows.

• In the Northern Hemisphere south of the Arctic Ocean. Winters are long and bitterly cold. Summers are short and cool.

• This climate has a long, hot, dry season followed by short periods of rain. Cool winters.