World Climates Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
Tropical Wet
A
- low lat
- Continuous rain, strips soil of nutrients, more than half of plant species
- Vegetation: tropical rain forest
- 50 to 260 inch of rain
2
Q
Tropical Monsoon
A
- low lat
- Warm year round, short dry season, seasonal winds accompanied by precipitation
- 3-4 months of rain
- Vegetation: tropical evergreen and deciduous bamboo
3
Q
Tropical Wet and Dry
A
- middle lats
- high year-round temperatures, sunlight is not blocked by trees
- 1/2 year of rainfall
- drought resistant
4
Q
Steppe
A
- low and middle lats
- less humid, warm summers, harshly cold winters
- 10 to 30 inches of rain
- Vegetation: temperate grasslands
5
Q
Desert
A
- all lats
- hot and dry, extreme temps, temps change from day to nigh and from season to season
- 10 inches of rain
- Vegetation: sand dunes, short tress, rocks
6
Q
Marine West Coast
A
- mid lats
- cool summers, cool winters, abundant rainfall
- Vegetation: temperate rainforests, coniferous evergreens
7
Q
Humid subtropical
A
- Variable weather patterns; cyclone-prone, short mild winters
- 40-50 inches of rain
- Vegetation: mixed forests: oak, pine, evergreen
8
Q
Mediterranean
A
- mid lats
- Vulnerable to high winds; storms
- ~ 23 inches per year
- chaparral: leathery leaves; thick, heavy, bark, olive trees
9
Q
Humid Continental
A
- mid lats
- all seasons; hot, humid summers, snowy winters
- Vegetation: mixed deciduous; maple
10
Q
Subarctic
A
- permafrost, bitterly cold winters, short and cool summers
- Vegetation: Taiga (coniferous forest)
11
Q
Tundra
A
- high lats
- alpine - mountains, arctic - latitude
- “Land of the Midnight Sun”
- less than 10 inches of rain
12
Q
Ice Cap
A
- high lats
- always cold
- temperature is always below freezing
- vegetation: lichens
13
Q
Highland
A
- vertical micro-climates
- alpine treeline
- ex. Mt Kilimanjaro, Plateau of Tibet
