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Title: Climate Change (1)


1
Climate Regions
2
Scientists Classify Climate According to Two
Major Factors
  • Temperature
  • Precipitation

3
Köppen (KEP un) System
  • Included distinct vegetation in different areas.
  • Identifies broad climate regions
  • Each has smaller subdivisions

4
Six Main Climate Regions
  • Tropical Rainy
  • Dry
  • Temperate Marine
  • Temperate Continental
  • Polar
  • Highlands

5
Tropical Rainy Subdivisions
  • Tropical Wet Always hot and humid Heavy
    rainfall 6 Centimeters per month all year long.

6
Tropical Wet
  • Rainforest

7
Tropical Rainy Subdivisions
  • Tropical Wet - and - Dry Always hot
    Alternating wet and dry seasons Heavy rainfall
    in the wet season.

8
Tropical Wet - Dry
  • Savanna Grassland close to the equator 120
    centimeters of rain per year.

9
Dry Climate Subdivisions
  • Arid Arid Regions/Deserts Less than 25
    centimeters of rain Hot and Sandy, Cold or Rocky.

10
Dry Climate Subdivisions
  • Semi-Arid Dry 25-50 centimeters of
    precipitation per year.

11
Semi-arid
  • Steppe prairie or grassland

12
Temperate Marine Climate Subdivisions
  • Marine West Coast Mild winters Cool summers
    Moderate precipitation all year.

13
Temperate Marine Climate Subdivisions
  • Mediterranean Warm Dry summers Rainy winters.

14
Temperate Marine Climate Subdivisions
  • Humid Subtropical Hot summers Cool winters

15
Temperate Continental Climate Subdivisions
  • Humid Continental Hot, humid summers Cold
    winters moderate precipitation all year.

16
Temperate Continental Climate Subdivisions
  • Subarctic Short, cool summers Long, cold
    winters Light precipitation mainly in summer.

17
Polar Climate Subdivisions
  • Icecap Always below freezing ( At or below 0º
    Celsius).

18
Polar Climate Subdivisions
  • Tundra Always cold Short, cool summers
    Bitterly cold winters.

19
In The Tundra
  • Permafrost Permanently frozen soil cannot
    drain wet and boggy in summer.

20
Highlands
  • Highlands Cooler and wetter than nearby
    lowlands. (Temperature decreases with altitude)
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