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Humid Tropical
Hot and wet450"+ precip/year"Equatorial" or "Tropical"US: Hawaii ONLY
Tropical Savanna
Hot with short wet season and long dry season(~3/9 months)In Tropics (Tropical) but but farther n/s of equator than Humid TropicalUS: southern Florida (Miami)
Mediterranean
Mid-latitude (~30oN/S)Hot dry summer, mild winterFound around Mediterranean Sea, some other coastal areasUS: SW coast (San Diego and Los Angeles, CA)
Humid Subtropical
Mid-latitude (~30-40oN/S)Hot wet summer, warm winterUS: Florida climate
Marine West Coast
Mid-latitude (~30-60oN/S)Foggyand mild all yearWest coast of continentsUS: San Francisco, Seattle
Humid Continental
Mid-latitude (~30-60oN/S)Short hot summers, long cold snowy wintersInterior, east coast of continentsUS: Illinois climate
Desert
Dry<10" rain/precip/yearUS: Phoenix, Las Vegas
Steppe
Dry10-20" rain/precip/yearOften found on edges of desertsUS: Great Plains states (TX, OK, KS, NB, ND, SD)
Subarctic
High latitude (60+oN/S)Short, cool summer (soil thaws completely)Boreal forest / taigaUS: Anchorage, AK
Tundra
High latitude (60+oN/S)Permafrost: soil permanently frozen; no treesDRYUS: Barrow, AK
Ice Cap
High latitude (60+oN/S)Bitter cold: average monthly temps BELOW freezingDRYNo plantsUS: No cities
Highland
Cold b/c of high elevation,NOT latitudeFound in mountains (highlands) all over the earth at all latitudes, even on equatorUS: Jackson, WY