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- avg. T > 18*C for each month
- Types:
1. Af - tropical rain forest
2. Aw - tropical savanna or tropical wet & dry (dry winters)
3. Am - tropical monsoon
4. As - tropical wet & dry (dry summers) |
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Term
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Definition
- Types:
1. Cw - subtropical monsoon
2. Cfa - humid subtropical
3. Cfb, Cfc - marine west coast
4. Csa, Csb - Mediterranean |
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Term
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Definition
- none in the southern hemisphere
- Types:
1. Dfa, Dfb, Dwa, Dwb - humid continental
2. Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd - subarctic |
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Term
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Definition
- polar climates: locations with an avg. T of warmest month < 10*C (50*F)
- little solar radiation, so very low T's, BUT large T variation
- classified as deserts
- Types:
1. Et - Tundra
2. Ef - Ice Cap |
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