•Howdothetwotropicalclimatesdiffer?
•Whatconditionsarecommonindryclimates?
•Whatclimatesarefoundinthemiddlelatitudes?
•Whatcharacterizeshigh‐latitudeandhighlandclimates?
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Climates Compared: Tropics, Dry, Middle & High-Latitude - Features & Vegetation, Slides of Geology
An overview of different climate types, focusing on tropical humid, tropical wet and dry, dry, middle-latitude, high-latitude, and highland climates. It discusses their locations, common conditions, and associated vegetation patterns.
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How do the two tropical climates differ? - What conditions are common in dry climates? - What climates are found in the middle latitudes? - What characterizes high
latitude and highland climates?
Differences
in
the
two
tropical
climates:
Tropical humid climate close to equator generally warm and wet year ‐ round climate supports dense rain forests Tropical wet and dry climate farther from equator; north and south of the tropical humid zone warm wet season alternates with cooler, drier season seasonal variation supports savannas: tropical grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs
Dry
climate
areas:
generally centered about
degrees north and south of equator subtropical high
pressure zone causes sinking dry air, with little rain winters may be cold, summers very hot hardy plants and animals
Middle
latitude
climates:
Mediterranean—long, dry summers and mild winters; scrub woodland vegetation humid subtropical—hot, humid summers and mild winters; temperate forests marine west coast—mild year
round; may support dense forests humid continental—variable, with four seasons; enough rain to support forests