Climate Zones

1. tropical wet & dry

1.1. similar temperatures to tropical wet zone- high

1.2. winters are dry while summers are wet

1.3. rainfalls support savannahs or grasslands more than rainforests

2. semiarid

2.1. low precipitation

2.2. also called as -steppe-

2.3. border arid climates

2.4. considerable change in temperature between night & day

3. highland

3.1. mainly mountainous regions

3.2. each climate area depends on altitude

3.3. air temperature varies upon elevation

4. arid

4.1. low precipitation

4.2. considerable change in temperature between night & day

4.3. clear sky & dry air

4.4. occurs on bigger land areas than any other climate

5. icecap

5.1. coldest on Earth

5.2. in the summer temperatures rarely rise above the freezing point

5.3. long dark winters with extremely low temperatures

5.4. precipitation is practically in the form of snow

6. subarctic

6.1. short cool summers & long severe winters

6.2. highest precipitation rate in the summer

6.3. snow comes in early autumn and leaves at early summer

7. tundra

7.1. very dry

7.2. brief chilly summers

7.3. very cold winters

7.4. permafrost (permanently frozen ground) is situated underneath the plant less regions of this climate

8. tropical wet

8.1. hot & muggy

8.2. frequent rain (showers, heavy rain, etc.)

8.3. The temperature between day & night has a more significant difference than summer & winter.

8.4. plants can grow all year long

9. humid-subtropical

9.1. hot summers and freezing winters

9.2. large storms occur when in winter there are rainfalls or snowfalls

9.3. summer rainfalls are associated with thunderstorms or hurricanes

9.4. these climates are located daily in the Southeast of the World

10. meditarreanian

10.1. dry summer

10.2. mild, rainy winter

10.3. the closer to the coast the more balanced the temperatures are

11. marine west coast

11.1. located mainly on the West of the World

11.2. prevailing winds blow from sea to land

11.3. the bodies of water influence the seasons as winters are cool/mild and summers are hot

11.4. bodies of water are daily calm and forms like clouds are low

12. humid continental

12.1. fairly distributed precipitation

12.2. mild/warm summers & cold winters

12.3. snow appears very often due to severe winters

12.3.1. reflects radiation

12.3.2. has influence on the general temperatures