H.O.T. Work January 5, 20111.) Which is closest to the equator?

85 N 76 E24 S 1 W

50 N 38 W

2.) What is the relative location of Japan compared to China?

3.) What natural hazard often occurs in the middle of the United States?

H.O.T. Work January 7, 20111.) What happens to the seasons south of

the equator?

2.) Where is the Tundra vegetation and climate region found?

3.) What climate region makes up most of Canada and Russia?

Get ready for your Site and Situation quiz!

Climate and Vegetation Regions

Tropical Wet

• Precipitation: 80+ inches of rain year. Rains almost daily• Temperature: 80+ degrees (year-round)

• Location: Near equator• Vegetation Region: Tropical Rainforest

Vegetation Region – Tropical Rainforest

• Very tall trees• Many species of trees

• Light rarely reaches ground• Trees not deciduous

Tropical Wet and Dry

• Precipitation: Rainy in summer, dry winter (less than 80 in a year)

• Temperature: cooler dry season, warmer wet season• Location: Surrounds tropical wet

• Vegetation Region: Savanna (tropical grassland)

Vegetation Region – Savanna

• Flat regions – grassy plains

• Few trees

Arid (Desert)

• Precipitation: Less than 10 in. a year• Temperature: Can be hot or cold

• Location – mid latitudes• Vegetation Region: Desert (Arid)

Vegetation Region – Desert (Arid)

• Plants that conserve water and withstand heat• Cacti, sagebrush, other

shrubs

Semiarid

• Precipitation: About 16 in. rain per year• Temperature: Summers are hot, winters are mild or cold• Location: zones around deserts, interiors of continents• Vegetation Region: Steppe (Temperate Grassland)

Vegetation Region – Steppe

• Few Trees• Grasslands

• Highly fertile soil•Major source of agriculture

Mediterranean

• Precipitation: Dry in summer, rainy in winter• Temperature: cool winters, hot summers

• Location: Around Mediterranean Sea and west coast U.S.• Vegetation Region: Mediterranean Shrub

Vegetation Region – Mediterranean

• Low shrubs• Small trees• Grapes, olives• Fertile soil

Highland

• Precipitation: Depends on altitude• Temperature: depends on altitude• Location: mountainous areas

• Vegetation Region: Highland (varies with altitude)

Vegetation Region – Highland

•Vegetation changes as you get higher (see diagram)

Humid Continental

• Precipitation: Wet and dry• Temperature: Four different seasons (heat depends on

Latitude)• Location: Mid-latitudes and interiors of continents• Vegetation Region: Mid-latitude forests and Steppe

Vegetation Region: Mid-Latitude Forests

• Sufficient rainfall• Deciduous and Coniferous

trees• Sufficient rainfall

• Productive agriculture land.

Marine West Coast

• Precipitation: Rain evenly distributed throughout the year. Damp and foggy

• Temperature: Moderate temperatures year round•Location: West coasts of mid-latitude continents (Oregon,

Washington, Great Britain)• Vegetation regions: Mid-latitude (mixed forests)

• Some Coniferous forests

Humid Subtropical

• Precipitation: moderate amounts year-round. Prone to hurricanes

•Temperature: humid and hot (long summers, shorter mild winters)

• Location: East coast of continents, mid-latitudes (S.E. U.S. and China)

• Vegetation Regions: Mid-latitude forests, some tropical plants

Subarctic

• Precipitation: Snow most often• Temperature: Huge variations, freezing 5-8 months a

year, Summers short and cool winters very cold• Location: N. Canada, N. Russia

• Vegetation Region: Taiga (Coniferous Forests)

Vegetation Region: Taiga (Coniferous Forests)

• Huge coniferous forests

Tundra

• Precipitation: Less than 15 in. a year•Temperature: Almost always frozen, short summers about

40 degrees. Permafrost: permanently frozen ground• Location: N. Hemisphere (surrounding Arctic Circle)

• Vegetation Region: Tundra

Vegetation Region: Tundra

• Flat, treeless• Plants that hug the ground

(moss, lichen)• Permafrost• Marshy

Icecap

• Precipitation: snow and ice (rarely snows though)

• Temperature: always below freezing

• Location: Polar regions• Vegetation: Ice-cap (ice covered

ground)