map skills: climate zones and latitude belts
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Map Skills
Climate Zones
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Major Climates Zones
Tropical Climate
Temperate Climate
Polar Climate
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Climate Zones Map
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Tropical Climates
● Found in Low Latitude Belts (0 degrees to 23.5 degrees)
● Between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
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Tropical Climate Types
● Tropical Rainforest: receives 100+ inches of rain per year with high average temperatures○ EX: Amazon Rainforest in Brazil
● Tropical Savanna: grassland with two seasons - wet and dry○ EX: Kenya, East Africa
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Tropical Rainforest
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Tropical Savanna
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Temperate Climates
● Found in Middle Latitude Belts (23.5 degrees to 66.5 degrees)
● Between
○ Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
○ Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle
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Temperate Climates
● Marine West Coast: warm (not hot) summers and cool (not cold) winters with a narrow temperature range○ EX: Oregon Coast
● Mediterranean: warm, wet winters and hot, dry summers○ EX: Barcelona, Spain - along the Mediterranean
Sea
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Temperate Climates
● Humid Continental: hot, humid summers and cold winters with a wide temperature range○ EX: Eastern China
● Humid Subtropical: hot, humid summers and mild winters○ EX: Florida
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Marine West Coast
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Mediterranean
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Humid Continental
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Humid Subtropical
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Polar Climates
● Found in High Latitude Belts (66.5 degrees to 90 degrees)
● Between
○ Arctic Circle and North Pole
○ Antarctic Circle and South Pole
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Polar Climates
●Subarctic: long, cold winters and short, cool (not cold) summers○ EX: Alaska
●Tundra: treeless regions where the ground is permanently frozen○ Northern Russia
● Ice Cap: the temperature never exceeds 0 degrees and it’s covered in permanent ice, so nothing grows○ Antarctica
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Subarctic
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Tundra
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Ice Cap
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Climates Found in All Latitude Belts
●Dry: two types○ Desert: rains less than 10 inches per year
■ EX: Central Australia and Northern Africa○ Steppe: usually in mountain regions where landforms block
ocean moisture from reaching area, semi-arid (receives little rainfall) trees only grow by rivers■ Pakistan and Mongolia
●Highland: mountainous, cool, and cold○ EX: Rocky Mountains and Plateau of Tibet
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Desert
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Steppe
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Highland
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