Climate Zones and Latitude

Between what latitudes do most of the worlds population live

Hot summers and cold winters. Irregular amounts of rainfall and little vegetation.  

Deserts are always hot

Which two deserts are located in Asia?

Which desert is located in the middle east region?

Which desert is located in southern Africa

Which of the following is NOT a major climate zone?

Latitudes are measured from 0-90 degrees

The Atacama and Patagonian desert is located on what continent?

What causes the equator to receive high density solar radiation?

Climate Zones are

Winters are extremely cold and dry with cool summers and little vegetation.  What climate am I?

A city along the tropic of cancer can experience the same climate as a city in higher latitudes

Which desert is in North America?

Temperate weather with lots of snowfall and storms in the winter.  Between 40 N and 70 N.

Climate Zones are classified by

The moist sub-tropical mid latitude climate zones are found along the coastal areas in the US.

Which US would have the coolest temperatures on average?

What type of climate would a grasslands biome be found?

The area of the Earth where the sun's rays are most intense is known as...

Which city would have the warmest climate?

Which type of microclimates are shown by this picture?

Most of the United States is what type of microclimate?

The Tropics are defined as the area of the Earth 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator