Unit 15: Tropical (A) and Arid (B) Climates

OBJECTIVES• Understand the major types of tropical climates.• Explore the major types of arid climates.• Examine tropical (A) and arid (B) climates

using climographs developed from data recorded by actual weather stations

• Highlight climate-related environmental problems within tropical and arid climate zones• Examine the causes and consequences of tropical deforestation and desertification

Rainforest Climate Af

Rainforest Climate Af

Monsoon Forest Climate Am

Savanna Climate Aw

• Tropical grassland

• Summer wet, winter dry

• Transition zone between forests and grasslands

Tree-dotted savanna of Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve.

Savanna Climate Aw

Arid Climates B

Dry landscape of western Sahara near Morocco and Algeria.

Desert Climate BW

BW Climate

Steppe Climate (Semi-arid) BS

Steppe Winter Wheat Region of North America

Combines harvest winter wheat in western Nebraska.

Arid Regions Show the Highest Precipitation Variability