Identifying climatographs Flashcards
Tundra
less than 25 cm annual precipitation.
This biome has a short, wet summer, short growing season (-15, 5) to (-30, 5)
Taiga
25-100 cm precipitation annually.
It features short, cool summers and long winters with abundant snowfall. (-15, 15)to (-20, 15)
Temperate rainforest
in summer months temp is higher than precipitation, rest of the year opposite
Temperate seasonal forest
precipitation remains about the same, temp goes up in summer so it’s above precipitation, less dramatic than temperate rainforest though
Chaparral
precipitation drops to almost zero/zero in summer, wet cool winter hot dry summers
Grassland
(0,20) to (0,25), precipitation and temperature make same shape, align with each other until temp dips slightly below precipitation at edges of graph
Tropical rainforest
high temp that remains constant, rain is inconsistent but there’s a lot