Three climate types: Tropical Eq. and Tropical Monsoon, Temperate. A review on humidity.

1. A LOOK INTO CLIMATE
TYPES
THE BIG THREE

2. CLIMATE IS….
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
LONGER LASTING THAN WEATHER
EFFECTS
SEASONAL
TYPICAL OF A REGION OF THE
WORLD

3. COMPARE AND CONTRAST
AND ANALYZE THE NEXT
SERIES OF PHOTOS OF
VARIOUS HOMES.
HOW DO THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATE TO THE
TYPES OF CLIMATES WHERE THESE PEOPLE LIVE?

4. WIGWAM
WHAT IS THIS HOME COMPOSED OF?
WHY WERE THESE MATERIALS
CHOSEN?
WHY IS THE HOME DESIGNED THIS
WAY?

5. TEEPEE
WHAT IS THIS HOME COMPOSED OF?
WHY WERE THESE MATERIALS
CHOSEN?
WHY IS THE HOME DESIGNED THIS
WAY?

6. PUEBLO
COMPOSITION
WHY MATERIALS?
WHY DESIGN?

7. CHICKEE
COMPOSITION
WHY MATERIALS?
WHY DESIGN?

10. IGLOO
COMPOSITION
WHY MATERIALS?
WHY DESIGN?

11. CLIMATE TYPES
THE BIG THREE
TROPICAL
EQUILATERAL
LOCATION: 10 N – 10 S LATITUDE
HIGH MEAN TEMPERATURE (27), +-
2
HIGH HUMIDITY (+80%)
RAINFALL: 1.5 – 3 LITERS/ YEAR
TROPICAL
MONSOON
LOCATION: 10 - 25 N + S
MEAN TEMPERATURE (26), +- 6
WET, DRY SEASONS
RAINFALL: 1.5 – 3 LITERS/ YEAR,
HIGHLY VARIOUS
COOL TEMPERATE
25 – 70 N + S
MEAN TEMPERATURE: 15 – 30
WIDE RANGE OF BOTH
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION

12. TROPICAL EQUILATERAL
ON AND AROUND THE EQUATOR

14. TE ZONES EXPERIENCE HIGH HUMIDITY
(+80%)
• HUMIDITY IS THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE OR WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR. IT
WORKS LIKE THIS…
• 1. HEAT CAUSES GROUND WATER TO EVAPORATE AND RISE INTO THE AIR
• 2. WHEN HUMIDITY REACHES SATURATION, PRECIPITATION OCCURS
• 3. AFTER, WATER RETURNS TO GROUND LEVEL, EVAPORATION AGAIN, CYCLE
REPEATS

17. ACTIVITY 10-15 MINS.
• ILLUSTRATE A DIAGRAM OF HOW EVAPORATION TURNS TO PRECIPITATION AT
THE SEASHORE
• ILLUSTRATE A DIAGRAM OF HOW EVAPORATION TURNS TO PRECIPITATION
AWAY FROM THE OCEAN
• WHAT ONE ASPECT IS DIFFERENT IN EACH DIAGRAM?
• * ANSWER ON FOLLOWING SLIDE

18. ON OR NEAR THE SEASHORE, HEAT
EVAPORATES THE OCEAN
AWAY FROM THE SEASHORE, HEAT
EVAPORATES OTHER BODIES OF WATER,
I.E. LAKES, RIVERS, SWAMPS, ETC.

19. TM ZONES EXPERIENCE TWO “SEASONS”
• ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FLUXIATES AROUND 6 DEGREES.
• EVEN MORE FLUXIATION FROM MONTH TO MONTH
• MONTHLY RAINFALL: 0 – 1 LITER, ANNUAL RAINFALL: 1.5 – 3 LITERS
• DRY AND WET SEASONS

20. GLOBAL WIND PATTERNS

21. ASIAN WIND PATTERNS: MONSOON WINDS
WINTER WINDS ARE DRY; SUMMER WINDS ARE WET

24. GUANGZHOU’S CLIMOGRAPH
ANALYZE GZS CLIMOGRAPH SHOWN HERE.
HOW DOES THIS GRAPH ILLUSTRATE THE EFFECT
OF MONSOON WINDS?
SIDE NOTE:
TROPICAL MONSOON AND TROPICAL EQUATORIAL CLIMATES COMPOSE
36% OF THE SURFACE OF EARTH
THIS AREA IS A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE AREA BETWEEN THE TROPIC OF
CAPRICORN AND THE TROPIC OF CANCER

25. CT ZONES
EXPERIENCE FOUR
SEASONS
SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER
EACH REGION VARIES GREATLY
SOME AREAS FEEL CERTAIN SEASONS
MORE THAN OTHERS
BUT ALL REGIONS EXPERIENCE A WIDE
RANGE OF TEMPERATURE AND
PRECIPITATION

27. ANALYZE SITKA, ALASKA
AND CAPETOWN, SOUTH
AFRICA’S CLIMOGRAPHS
BOTH RECEIVE A MORE CONSISTENT LEVEL OF
PRECIPITATION: RAIN IN CAPETOWN, AND RAIN
AND SNOW IN ALASKA
BOTH ARE COASTAL REGIONS, THEREFORE
EXPERIENCE LESS CHANGE IN TEMP AND PRECIP
DO YOU REMEMBER WHY?
SITKA LIES BETWEEN THE SEASHORE AND A
MOUNTAIN SO IT RECEIVES RELIEF RAIN
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW THAT WORKS?

28. YOUR BOOK HAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF
A NON-COASTAL COOL TEMPERATE ZONE:
VERHOYANSK, RUSSIA
• THIS AREA RECEIVES DRY, BONE-CHILLING WINTERS
• TEMPS CAN REACH -60 C, NOT ENOUGH HEAT FOR EVAPORATION 
PRECIPITATION, SO NO SNOW
• IT ONLY RAINS A BIT IN THE SUMMER WHEN THE TEMP ALLOWS FOR
PRECIPITATION
• VERHOYANSK LIES FAR, FAR AWAY FROM THE OCEAN, SO TEMP CHANGES
DRASTICALLY

29. CT REGIONS THAT EXPERIENCE SNOWFALL HAVE
SUMMER AND SPRING TEMPERATURES THAT ADD
NEEDED HUMIDITY

31. CLIMATE TYPES
THE BIG THREE
TROPICAL
EQUILATERAL
LOCATION: 10 N – 10 S LATITUDE
HIGH MEAN TEMPERATURE (27), +-
2
HIGH HUMIDITY (+80%)
RAINFALL: 1.5 – 3 LITERS/ YEAR
TROPICAL
MONSOON
LOCATION: 10 - 25 N + S
MEAN TEMPERATURE (26), +- 6
WET, DRY SEASONS
RAINFALL: 1.5 – 3 LITERS/ YEAR,
HIGHLY VARIOUS
COOL TEMPERATE
25 – 70 N + S
MEAN TEMPERATURE: 15 – 30
WIDE RANGE OF BOTH
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION