Climate Zones

Found next to the Tropical Rain Forest zone, this warm climate has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.

• Tropical Savanna

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

• Marine West Coast

This climate zone averages 80 degree temperatures and over 100 inches of rain per year.

• Ice Cap

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

• Tropical Rain Forest

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

What are characteristics of Dry Climates?

• Annual precipitation is more the the potential loss of water by evaporation
• The annual precipitation is less every year.
• The annual precipitation is less than the potential loss of water by evaporation.
• The annual precipitation is more every year.

In _________ the average temperature of the warmest month is below 10 degrees Celsius.

• Arctic
• Polar
• Temperate
• Mid-Latitude

mountain climate, colder than surrounding lowlands, cold snowy, weather changes fast, above tree line

• highland

• subarctic

• marine west coast

• humid continental

mild summers with fog, dry summer of no rain, mild winter

• humid subtropical

• humid dry summer

• tropical savanna

• dry desert

dry winter, heavy rain in summer, warm all year

• tropical rainforest

• tropical wet & dry

• humid subtropical

• steppe

What climate zone has warm humid summers & severse winters?

• Subarctic

• Tropical Wet & Dry

• Polar

• Humid Continental