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
Humid continental and Subarctic CLIMATES
Continental
Tundra and Ice cap CLIMATES
Polar
Highland CLIMATE
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