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Tropical climates
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Winterless climates
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coldest month >18 celcius
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Tropical Rain forest
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Moist and warm
Bellow the ITCZ Lots of rain |
ITCZ
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Tropcial Monsoon Climates
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Climates with a dry season that lasts one or more months
Rainforest |
ITCZ
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Tropical Savanna
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Winter dry conditions
Temperatures fluctuate a lot Grasslands with scatter trees |
ITCZ
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Mesothermal Climates
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Approximately 55% of the world's population resides here
Warmest month >10 celcius |
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Humid Subtropical Hot Summer
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Moist: Influenced by air masses
Year round precipitation |
Japan
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Humid subtropical Winter Dry
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Associated with winter dry pulse of the monsoons
Summer months receive more than 10x of the rainfall of the driest winter month |
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Marine West Coast Climates
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Cool summers and mild winters
Maritime polar masses dominate Year round presipitation |
New Zealand
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Mediterranean Dry summer Climates
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Present in areas where high pressure is predominant inthe summer months
A lot of rainfull in winter |
S[ain, California
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Microthermal Climates
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Long winters and some summer warmth
Great temperature changes |
Russia
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Humid continental Hot Summer Climates
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Influenced by maritime tropical air masses
Year precipitation, winter drought (rare) |
US
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Humid Continental Mild Summer climates
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Frost free periods
Lower presipitation Mild winters, year round precipitation |
Important agricultural region
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Subarctic Climates
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Greatest seasonality
Very thin soils usually frozen year round precipitation, dry winter, and colder |
Canada
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Polar Climates
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Summerless climates
Extreme day lenght variations |
Poles
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Tundra
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Continues snow cover for more than 8 months
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Ice cap
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Climates have permanent ice
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Polar marine
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Moremoderate than other polar climates
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Dry arid and semiarid climates
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Classified by precipitation
Permanent water deficit Vegetation is drought resistant Deserts Steppes |
Desserts
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Hot low Latitude Desert Climates
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Concentrated onthe western sides of continents
Rainfall associated with convectional showers during summer |
Sahara
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cold Mild-Latitued Desert Climates
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It is found over a very small area
Usually used for grazing |
US
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Hot Low Latitude Steppe
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Summer dry, winter wet
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Some vegetation
Australia |
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Cold Mild Latitued Steppe
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Variable and undependable rainfall
Mid laititude cyclones |
Canada
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