climate regions around the world Flashcards
1
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tropical rainforest (4)
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- near equator (hot 🥵 wet 💦)
- hot
- rain present everyday
- dense vegetation
2
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tropical savannah (4)
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- found between 5° and 15 ° n and s
- above 18°, summers go up to 30°
- summer tropical rainstorms (500 - 2000mm)
- tall grass and shrubs (not enough soil in winter)
3
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semi desert (3)
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- summer rain (250 - 500mm)
- hot summer, mild winter, chile nights
- sparse bushes
4
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hot desert (4)
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- cover 10% of land surface
- hot days, cold nights
- not much rainfall, if there is rain it is INTENSE (less than 250mm)
- sparse to almost no vegetation
5
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mediterranean (4)
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- warm summer (+20°), mild winter (10 - 12°)
- winter rain
- 30 - 40° n and s
- wavy and hairy leaved plants, store water in stems and roots
6
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subtropical east coast (4)
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- east coast btwn 40° n and s
- hot and humid summer (22 - 27), warm nights, mild to cool winters
- all year rainfall, summer max
- board trees and shrubs, mostly cleared for agriculture
7
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maritime (4)
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- warm ocean current, cool summer, mild winter
- found at 40 - 60° lat
- 800mm at coast, 2000mm at mountainous area
- forests that lose their leaves
8
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continental (4)
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- far inland (north america, russia)
- cold polar wind, only few hours of sun in winter, freezing for 4 - 5 months
- little to no rain in long summers (less than 500mm, low evaporation)
- deciduous forests (braid based leaves), coniferous forests
9
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tundra (3)
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- 6 - 8 month winter (winter temp below -20)
- winds from eurasia and north america bring light summer rain
- marshes, swamps, low shrubs, moss, lichens
10
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alpine (polar and high mountains)
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- sky moves instead of sun (50% light 50% dark)
- coldest (-93°), hottest summer (-10)
- very little rainfall, Antarctica is driest desert in world
- no vegetation
