What Are The Climate Regions Of The World?
The 5 major climate regions are: 1) Tropical Climats – Found within 15 degrees of the equator, high amounts of precipitation year-round and hot year long temperatures. 2) Desert Climates – Extremely limited precipitation. Caused by various factors, from rainshadows to cold ocean currents. 3) Mid-Latitude Climates -Can be broken down into Mediterranean, Marine west coast, Mid-latitude steppe, Humid tropical and Humid continental. 4) High Latitude Climates – Cold winters and cool, short summers. Broken down into Continental subarctic, Marine subarctic and True actic. 5) Highland Climates – Various. Altitude differences cause differences in climate.
