Geo regions Flashcards
Main vegetation: tropical grasslands
Climate: Tropical wet and dry
Location: between 20 degrees
Main vegetation: tropical rain forest
Climate: tropical wet
Location: on equator
Main vegetation: desert scrub
Climate: semiarid
Location: interior of continents and near equator
Main vegetation: little or none
Climate: arid
Location: next to semiarid
Main vegetation: chaparral, small evergreens
Climate: Mediterranean
Location: west coast of continents
Main vegetation: coniferous and deciduous forest
Climate: humid subtropical
Location: southeast side of continents
Main vegetation: coniferous and mixed forest
Climate: Marine west coast
Location: west coasts, 40 - 50 degrees latitude
Main vegetation: temperate grasslands, deciduous forest
Climate: humid continental
Location: interiors of northern hemisphere continents
Main vegetation: coniferous forest
Climate: subarctic
Location: above 50 degrees N. Latitude
Main vegetation: moss and lichens
Climate: tundra
Location: north coast of north hemispheres
Main vegetation: none
Climate: ice cap
Location: Antarctica Greenland
Main vegetation: varies on elevation
Climate: highlands
Location: mountains
Tropical wet and Tropical wet and dry CLIMATES
Tropical
Semiarid and arid CLIMATES
Dry
Mediterranean, humid subtropical, and marine west coast CLIMATES
Moderate