Chapter 20

Chapter 20Section 2Climate and Vegetation

Tropical ClimateTropical Rain ForestsLocated near the equatorWet and warm weatherLarge variety of vegetationShrubs, ferns, mosses, vinesPalm treesLeafy canopy

Tropical ClimateCrops and CuttingHeavy rainfall leaches nutrients from the soilDissolves and carries awayVariety of cash crops are grown on plantationsBananas, pineapples, cocoa, tea, coffeePalm oil, rubber, cottonFarmers and lumberjacks have clear-cut tropical rain forestsDestroying animal habitat and killing the forests

Tropical ClimateSavannaGrasslands with few treesCover almost half the continent!Seasonal rainfallWet = 6 months of daily rainDry = 6 months of scorching dry heatHarmattanHot dry northeast trade windSerengetiLarge savanna plainHome to many awesome animals!!Gnus ZebrasHyenasGazellesLionsGiraffesCheetahs

Dry ClimatesSteppeDry, cooler grasslands with shrubsCover the southern tip of Africa and the land just below the Sahara in the north called the Sahel

Dry ClimatesDesertificationClimate change is drying out the Sahel and turning it into desertThe Sahara is growing!

Dry ClimatesDesertNamib and Kalahari deserts stretch across southern AfricaHot and dry climates

Moderate ClimatesCoastMild climate producing arable landComfortable places

HighlandCooler mountainous regionsMt. Kilimanjaro has snow!Global warming is destroying the heralded Snows of Kilimanjaro