CLIMATE ZONESChapter 2/2.4

The 12 world climate zones:

•ICE CAP•SUBARCTIC•TUNDRA•HIGHLANDS•MARINE WEST COAST•HUMID CONTINENTAL

•MEDITERRANEAN•HUMID SUBTROPICAL•SEMIARID•ARID•TROPICAL WET/DRY•TROPICAL WET

ICE CAP

Very cold all yearPermanent ice/snow

Location: South Pole, Antarctica

SUBARCTIC

Cold, snowy winters Cool, rainy summers

Location: Archangel, Russia

TUNDRA

Very cold wintersCold summersLittle rain/snow

Location: Nome, Alaska

HIGHLANDS

Temperature and precipitation vary with latitude and elevation

Location: La Paz, Bolivia

MARINE WEST COAST

Warm summersCool wintersRainfall all year

Location: Sydney, Australia

HUMID CONTINENTALWarm, rainy summersCool, snowy wintersLocation: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

MEDITERRANEAN

Warm all yearDry summersShort, rainy winters

Location: Nice, France

HUMID SUBTROPICALHot, rainy summersMild winters, with some

rain

Location: Shanghai, China

ARIDHot and dry all yearVery little rain

Location: Windhoek, Namibia

SEMIARIDHot, dry summersCool, dry winters

Location: Ankara, Turkey

TROPICAL WETHot and rainy all year

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

TROPICAL WET AND DRYHot all yearRainy and dry seasons

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

THINKING…How would you describe the climate in Pennsylvania?

Which climate zone are we in?