PPT ABOUT THE CLIMATE AREAS OF THE WORLD

2. I. CLIMATE ZONES
Climate: an areas normal weather
pattern over long periods of time

3. THE 7 CLIMATE
1. DESERT (Dry)
2. STEPPE
3. MEDITERRANEAN
1. Marine West Coast
4. TROPICAL
1. Tropical Wet
2. Tropical Wet/Dry
5. SAVANNA or
CONTINENTAL
1. Subtropical Humid
6. HIGHLANDS
7. ARCTIC
1. Tundra
2. Icecap

4. 1. Hot
2. Dry
3. Little to no vegetation
4. 0 – 10 inches of rain per year
5. Temperatures swing widely
between daylite and nite-time
 Summer days = 100+
 Winter Nites = -0
DESSERT

5. Areas surrounding deserts
Can be somewhat grassy, but not
many trees
Fairly hot and dry
Always a step more or less than
desert conditions
Rainfall = 10 – 25ish
Temperature = 60 – 80 F.
2. STEPPE

6. Grassy areas – Good deal of
vegetation
A lot of wildlife: Safari
Seasonal
Rainfall = 20 – 45 inches
Temperature = 55 – 80
3. SAVANNA / CONTINENTAL

7. MEDITERRANEAN
Mild year around
Cool mild summers
Warm, mild, rainy winters
Temp. = 50 - 75
20 – 40 inches of rain per year

8. HIGHLAND
Mountainous area or area of High Elevation
Ave. annual precipitation = 40 – 60 inches
Ave. annual temperature = 60-ish
It gets colder as you go higher…
Timberline: the elevation above which no trees can
grow.

9. TROPICAL
Close to the Equator
Hot & Humid (– It’s like a hot tub)
Rainfall = 65 – 85+
(sometimes up to 120)
Temperature = 70 – 90
Tropical Rain Forests
A lot of wildlife
Coastal Areas

10. WHAT’S THE WEATHER
LIKE?

11. NOW… WE ARE GOING TO
ELABORATE A WEATHER
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