Climates+descriptions Flashcards
Steppe-
Dry, semi arid, hot summers, and cooler winters grassland; few trees
Mediterranean-
Middle latitude, dry sunny warm summers, and wetter winters; scrub woodland and grassland
Tropical savanna-
Warm all year, distinct rainy and dry seasons; tropical grassland with scattered trees, low latitude
Humid subtropical-
Middle latitude, hot humid summers, mild to humid winters, rain all year round, mixed forest,paths typhoons and hurricanes
Humid Subtropical-
Warm and rainy all year, tropical vegetation, rain forest, low latitude
Subartic-
High latitude, extremes of temperature; long cold winters and short warm summers, little precipitation, Northern evergreen forest
Desert-
Arid with hot summers and cool winters; a few drought resistant plants, dry
Marine West coast-
Middle latitude, cloudy, mild summers and cool rainy winters, strong ocean influence, temperate evergreen forest
Humid continental-
Middle latitude, four district long, Cold winters and short warm summers; mixed forest
Highland-
All latitudes, temperate, amounts of presentation greatly as elevation changes; forest to tundra, vegetation is based on elevation
Tundra-
High latitude,cold all year, long cold winters, short cool summers, a little rain, Moss linchens low shrubs and marshes