Where is the east west pattern of climate regions interrupted?
The interruption is greatest in the mountainous regions and along the west coasts of continents. • In general, if you were to leave the equator and travel to either the north or south poles, what changes would you observe in temperature? The temperatures would get colder the further north or south one traveled; in summer the region from 35 to 45 degrees north and south is often as warm or hot as it is on the equator, but for a shorter time. • What prediction would you make about the amount of precipitation a climate region receives based on its name? While the amount of precipitation in inches may vary, when a climate region is classified as tropical rainforest, the emphasis in on the rain. It is wet. When a region is classified as desert, it is dry. Tundra is a cold desert. Other climate regions are between huge amounts of rain and desert, and usually in this order: tropical rainforest most precipitation; monsoon next in amount of precipitation; deciduous forest next in descending amo
