Middle and South America Climate Regions

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1 10 9 Middle and outh America Climate Regions UITD TAT GULF OF MXICO ATLATIC CARIBBA ,000 Miles ,000 Kilometers Projection: Azimuthal qual Area emiarid 1 PACIFIC 1 Marine west coast 2 Tropic of Capricorn Peru Current 2 ubarctic 3 ATLATIC

2 1 urope Climate Regions Greenland (DMARK) Denmark trait 7 ARCTIC ORGIA 1 6 Arctic Circle 7 Greenland (DMARK) Arctic Circle Miles Kilometers Projection: Polyconic orth Atlantic Drift ATLATIC Miles Kilometers Projection: Azimuthal qual Area nglish Channel ORTH BALTIC ORTHR URAIA emiarid Marine west coast Humid continental ubarctic 4 ADRIATIC AGA BLACK 4 Tundra Ice cap 1 trait of Gibraltar AFRICA M D I T R R AA A 2

3 10 ast and outheast Asia Climate Regions ORTH AIA 7 16 OF JAPA OUTH AIA 1 Bay of Bengal OUTH CHIA PACIFIC 1 15 emiarid Humid continental ubarctic et monsoon airflow Dry monsoon airflow I DIA ,000 Miles ,000 Kilometers Projection: Two-Point quidistant A U T R A L I A 14 #

4 2 3 4 Africa Climate Regions UROP MDITRRAA OUTHT AIA 3 RD 1 GULF OF AD 1 GULF OF GUIA ATLATIC IDIA emiarid 2 Tropic of Capricorn Mozambique Channel Tropic of Capricorn ,000 Miles 2 Marine west coast ,000 Kilometers Projection: Azimuthal qual Area

5 Pacific orld Climate Regions OUTH CHIA 1 PACIFIC 1 1 OUTHAT AIA 1 Great Barrier Reef CORAL 2 2 Tropic of Capricorn TAMA Island boundaries are for convenience only and do not represent international boundaries. 4 IDIA ,000 2,000 Miles 6 0 1,000 2,000 Kilometers cale is accurate only along the equator. Projection: Mercator emiarid Marine west coast 6 Antarctic Circle ATARCTICA

6 10 Russia and orthern urasia Climate Regions 2 4 Greenland (DMARK) ALAKA (U..) ORTH 6 Circle Arctic ATLATIC 2 BART orth Pole ARCTIC BRIG 18 PACIFIC 4 BALTIC UROP 2 OF OKHOTK 16 BLACK 14 4 CAPIA ARAL 12 4 OUTHT AIA AT AIA Humid continental Miles Kilometers Projection: Two-Point quidistant 8 emiarid ubarctic Tundra

7 8 outh Asia Climate Regions OUTHT AIA AT AIA 3 3 ARABIA Bay of Bengal emiarid et monsoon air flow IDIA Miles Kilometers Projection: Two-Point quidistant Dry monsoon air flow

8 5 7 outhwest Asia Climate Regions 4 7 UROP 4 BLACK CAPIA 6 CTRAL AIA 4 AGA MDITRRAA 3 3 PRIA OUTH AIA GULF GULF OF OMA ARABIA RD AFRICA Miles Kilometers Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic GULF OF AD emiarid

9 9 U.., Canada, and Mexico Climate Regions Bering trait Greenland (DMARK) 7 ICLAD BRIG Anchorage ALAKA (U..) BAUFORT A R C T I C O C A Baffin Bay Arctic Circle GULF OF ALAKA PACIFI C emiarid an Francisco an Jose PACIFIC HAAII Miles Kilometers Projection: Albers qual Area 12 Vancouver Los Angeles eattle Portland an Diego dmonton Mexicali pokane 11 Marine west coast Humid continental ubarctic Tundra Icecap Phoenix Ciudad Iuárez C A Calgary alt Lake City Guadalajara Denver an Antonio Chihuahua Monterrey M X ICO Mexico City A Regina Tampa- t. Petersburg Minneapolis- t. Paul 10 D A innipeg U I T D T A T Hudson Bay Chicago Dallas- Fort orth Tampico t. Louis Houston GULF OF MXICO Veracruz ashville GUATMALA L ALVADOR BLIZ Hudson trait James Bay Toronto Detroit Pittsburgh ew Orleans HODURA Montreal Cincinnati Atlanta ICARAGUA Miles COTA RICA Kilometers Projection: Azimuthal qual Area Quebec City Charlotte CUBA Miami PAAMA ew York 8 LABRADOR Boston Philadelphia GULF OF T. LARC ashington, D.C. ATLATIC BAHAMA JAMAICA Halifax HAITI DOMIICA RPUBLIC 5 C A R I B B A A COLOMBIA BRMUDA (U.K.) PURTO RICO (U..) 3 1 VZULA

10 orld Climate Regions 8 ARCTIC 8 Arctic Circle Monsoon Air Flow et monsoon Dry monsoon Major orld Ocean Currents Cool currents arm currents Tropical Dry Middle Latitudes Climate TROPICAL HUMID TROPICAL T AD DRY ARID MIARID MDITRRAA HUMID UBTROPICAL 2 4 Tropic of Capricorn 6 ORTH PACIFIC 0 OUTH PACIFIC 0 1,500 3,000 Kilometers cale is accurate only along the equator. Projection: Robinson Antarctic Circle ORTH AMRICA 1,500 3,000 Miles ORTH ATLATIC OUTH AMRICA Geographic Distribution Major eather Patterns Vegetation along equator; particularly equatorial outh America, Congo Basin in Africa, outheast Asia between humid tropics and deserts; tropical regions of Africa, outh and Central America, outh and outheast Asia, Australia centered along 3 latitude; some middlelatitude deserts in interior of large continents and along western coasts; particularly aharan Africa, outhwest Asia, central and western Australia, southwestern orth America generally bordering deserts and interiors of large continents; particularly northern and southern Africa, interior western orth America, central and interior Asia and Australia, southern outh America west coasts in middle latitudes near cool ocean currents; particularly southern urope, part of outhwest Asia, northwestern Africa, California, southwestern Australia, central Chile, southwestern outh Africa east coasts in middle latitudes; particularly southeastern United tates, eastern Asia, central southern urope, southeastern parts of outh America, outh Africa, and Australia warm and rainy year-round, with rain totaling anywhere from 65 to more than 450 in. (165 1,143 cm) annually; typical temperatures are 9 95 F (32 35 C) during the day and 65 7F (18 21 C) at night warm all year; distinct rainy and dry seasons; precipitation during the summer of at least 20 in. (51 cm); monsoon influences in some areas, such as outh and outheast Asia; summer temperatures average 9F (32 C) during the day and 7F (21 C) at night; typical winter temperatures are 75 8F (24 27 C) during the day and 55 6F (13 16 C) at night arid; precipitation of less than 10 in. (25 cm) annually; sunny and hot in the tropics and sunny with great temperature ranges in middle latitudes; typical summer temperatures for lower-latitude deserts are F (43 46 C) during the day and 6 65 F (16 18 C) at night, while winter temperatures average 8F (27 C) during the day and 45 F (7 C) at night; in middle latitudes the hottest month averages 7F (21 C) semiarid; about in. (25 51 cm) of precipitation annually; hot summers and cooler winters with wide temperature ranges similar to desert temperatures dry sunny warm summers and mild wetter winters; precipitation averages in. (35 90 cm) annually; typical temperatures are 75 8F (24 27 C) on summer days; the average winter temperature is 5F (1C) hot humid summers and mild humid winters; precipitation year-round; coastal areas are in the paths of hurricanes and typhoons; precipitation averages 40 in. (102 cm) annually; typical temperatures are 75 9F (24 32 C) in summer and 45 5F (7 1C) in winter tropical rain forest OUTH ATLATIC tropical grassland with scattered trees sparse droughtresistant plants; many barren, rocky, or sandy areas grassland; few trees scrub woodland and grassland mixed forest AFRICA 2 UROP ATARCTICA High Latitudes Middle Latitudes Climate 4 MARI T COAT HUMID COTITAL UBARCTIC TUDRA ICCAP HIGHLAD 6 IDIA 8 AIA AUTRALIA ORTH PACIFIC Geographic Distribution Major eather Patterns Vegetation west coasts in upper-middle latitudes; particularly northwestern urope and orth America, southwestern outh America, central southern outh Africa, southeastern Australia, ew Zealand east coasts and interiors of upper-middle latitude continents; particularly northeastern orth America, northern and eastern urope, northeastern Asia higher latitudes of interior and east coasts of continents; particularly northern parts of orth America, urope, and Asia high-latitude coasts; particularly far northern parts of orth America, urope, and Asia, Antarctic Peninsula, subantarctic islands polar regions; particularly Antarctica, Greenland, Arctic Basin islands high mountain regions, particularly western parts of orth and outh America, eastern parts of Asia and Africa, southern and central urope and Asia 2 cloudy mild summers and cool rainy winters; strong ocean influence; precipitation averages in. ( cm) annually; westerlies bring storms and rain; average temperature in hottest month is usually between 6F and 7F (16 21 C); average temperature in coolest month usually is above 32 F (C) four distinct seasons; long cold winters and short warm summers; precipitation amounts vary, usually in. ( cm) or more annually; average summer temperature is 75 F (24 C); average winter temperature is below freezing extremes of temperature; long cold winters and short mild summers; low precipitation amounts all year; precipitation averages 5 15 in. (13 38 cm) in summer; temperatures in warmest month average 6F (16 C) but can warm to 77 F (25 C); winter temperatures average below F ( 18 C) cold all year; very long cold winters and very short cool summers; low precipitation amounts; precipitation average is 5 15 in. (13 38 cm) annually; warmest month averages less than 5F (1C); coolest month averages a little below F ( 18 C) freezing cold; snow and ice year-round; precipitation averages less than 10 in. (25 cm) annually; average temperatures in warmest month do not reach higher than freezing greatly varied temperatures and precipitation amounts over short distances as elevation changes; prevailing wind patterns can affect rainfall on windward and leeward sides of highland areas temperate evergreen forest mixed forest northern evergreen forest moss, lichens, low shrubs; permafrost bogs in summer no vegetation forest to tundra vegetation, depending on elevation