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