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World Climate Patterns
9th Grade Geography
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Review
 Write down 3 things we
have discussed from class,
that can effect climate.
Climate Regions
 What is a region?
 Climates are organized into
regions.
 – tropical, dry, midlatitude, high latitude, and
highland.
Characteristics of Tropical Climates
 Located in or near the low
 Tropical wet = tropical rain
latitudes. “Think Tropiclow (sounds like Tropical).”
 Tropical Climates can be
divided into tropical wet
and tropical dry.
 Tropical wet: average temp
0f 80 degrees F, Rain daily.
80 in. of rain/ year. UT=
15.31
forest
 Largest tropical rain forest
is the Amazon River basin.
Tropical Dry
 Dry winters and wet
summers.
 High year-round
temperatures.
 Few trees. Think Savannas.
 Tropical savannas = Africa,
Central and South
America, Australia.
Dry Climates
 Two types: Desert and
Steppe occur in low
latitudes and mid-latitudes.
 Desert = sparse plant life,
less than 10 inches of
rainfall yearly. Very hot
days- Very cool nights.
Dry Climate Steppe
 Steppes are dry, largely
treeless grasslands that
border deserts.
 Yearly rainfall in a steppe
area is between 10 to 20
inches.
 The world’s largest steppe
stretches across eastern
Europe and western and
central Asia.
Mid-latitude Climates
 Include four temperate
climate regions.
 Marine west coast climate.
(Pacific coast)
 Cool summers, and cool
damp winters. Lots of
rainfall.
 Mediterranean: mild, rainy
winters and hot, sunny
summers.
 Humid sub-tropical climate
brings short, mild winters
and nearly year-round rain.
Think Florida.
 Humid Continental climate:
regions that do not
experience the moderating
effects of ocean winds
because of their northerly
continental, or inland,
locations. Think Midwest
(Ohio, Nebraska.)
High-Latitude Climates
 Freezing temperatures are
common throughout the
year due to the lack of
sunlight.
 Amount and variety of
vegetation are limited.
 Permanently frozen ground
or permafrost is common
in this region. Arctic,
Northern Canada
Highland Climates
 High mountain areas, even
along the equator, share
some of the same
characteristics of high
latitude climates because of
the thinning of the
atmosphere at high
altitudes.
 Remember every 1000 ft
up we loose 3-4 degrees.
Quito, Ecuador in the heart of the Andes
Mt. South America