1.ZONES: TRPOICAL . CLIMATE TYPE.

RAINY TROPICAL OR tropical Rain forest LOCATION: 0 to 8 latitudes; also up to 25 latitude on windward sides of mountains (Trade Winds) DESCRIPITION: Always hot and rainy; some months less rainy than others; humidity great. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Rain forest or selva; some jungle growth in clearings. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Rubber, bananas, cacao, rice, tropical woods SOME PLACES OCCUR: Amazon Basin; Congo Basin; Indonesia. 2.Zones Tropical CLIMATE TYPE. Monsoon Tropical (Am) LOCATION: 8 to 12 latitudes; also along tropical coasts. DESCRIPITION: Always warm to hot; longer rainy season; shorter dry season. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Tropical savanna (tall grass, up to 15 ft.); trees along rivers. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Millet (dry season crop); Rice (rainy season crop) SOME PLACES OCCUR: Llanos of Venezuela; Pacific coast of southern Mexico 3.Zones: Tropical CLIMATE TYPE. Semiarid Tropical (Aw) LOCATION: 12 to 18 latitudes; mostly in the Trade Wind Belt. DESCRIPITION: Longer dry season; shorter wet season; days warm to hot; dry-season nights cooler. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Tropical steppe (or short grass savannas, 1 to 2 ft. high); few trees. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Millet; sorghum; grazing and nomadic herding SOME PLACES OCCUR: Yucatan peninsula of Mexico; Deccan of south central India 4. Zones:Tropical CLIMATE TYPE: Arid Tropical (Bwh) LOCATION: 18 to 30 latitudes; Trade Wind and Horse Latitudes Belts. DESCRIPITION: Dry! Rainfall light, but sporadic; hot days, cooler nights. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Desert scrub MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Grazing; nomadic heading; irrigation, date palms SOME PLACES OCCUR: Atacama Desert, Peru; Sahara Desert. 5.ZONES : SUBTROPICAL: CLIMATE TYPE: Mediterranean Subtropical (Cs) LOCATION: 30 to 36 latitudes; west continental margins. DESCRIPITION: Mild, moist winters; hot, dry summers. Winter rainfall, light; summer nights cool. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Sclerophyl; Vegetation with deep roots, heavy bark, leathery leaves. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Olives, grapes, figs, barley & wheat as winter crops. Summer with irrigation. SOME PLACES OCCUR: Los Angeles Basin, CA; Middle Chile; Mediterranean Europe. 6. ZONES: Subtropical

CLIMATE TYPE: Humid Subtropical (Cfa-Cwa) LOCATION: 30 to 36 latitudes; east sides of continents. DESCRIPITION: Mild winters & hot summers; rainfall well-distributed throughout the year. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Live oak, gum, magnolia, yellow pine, cypress, holly. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Cotton & tobacco; some rice and sugar cane. SOME PLACES OCCUR: Cotton Belt of the US; South Korea; Central China. 7.ZONES: Subtropical CLIMATE TYPE: Dry Subtropica (Bwh) LOCATION: 30 to 35 latitudes; continental interiors DESCRIPITION: Mild winters and hot summers; rainfall light, but sporadic. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Desert scrub MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Grazing & nomadic herding & irrigated agriculture. SOME PLACES OCCUR: Plateaus of SW US; Veldt, South Africa 8.ZONES. Cyclonic CLIMATE TYPE: Humid Continental long summer (Dfa) LOCATION: 36 to 45 latitudes; east sides of continents DESCRIPITION: 4 seasons; rainfall well-distributed; long summers & short, mild winters. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Hardwood (oak, ash, maple, hickory); some prairie MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Grain (wheat & corn) & livestock SOME PLACES OCCUR: US central lowland; north China; the Ukraine 9.ZONES: Cyclonic CLIMATE TYPE: Humid Continental short summer (Dfb-Dwb) LOCATION: 45 to 55 latitudes; east sides of continents. DESCRIPITON: 4 seasons; rainfall & snowfall well-distributed. Medium summers; colder winters. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Hardwood & evergreen (pine, fir, spruce). MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Dairying; hay & small grains; lumbering. Some places occurs: St. Lawrence Valley; Baltic Plain; Manchuria 10. ZONES: Cyclonic CLIMATE TYPE: Dry Continental (Bwk) *LOCATION: 36 to 53 latitudes; continental interiors DESCRIPITON: Hot summers; COLD winters; rainfall light and sporadic NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Short grasses; dwarfed trees; desert scrub. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Grazing; irrigated agriculture SOME PLACES OCCUR: Great Basin of US; Mongolia; Argentine Patagonia. 11.ZONES. Cyclonic CLIMATE TYPE: Temperate Marine (Marine West Coast) (Cfb) LOCATION: 36 to 65 latitudes; western margins of continents. DESCRIPITON: Always mild & moist; exposed to westerly winds. NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Forest (mixed); heather, shrubs, grasses

MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Dairying; lumbering SOME PLACES OCCUR: US Northwest coast; British Isles; New Zealand 12.ZONES: Polar CLIMATE TYPE: Polar Continental (Dc, Dd) LOCATION: 55 to 65 latitudes; East margins & continental interiors. DESCRIPITON: Generally, 2 seasons (change is rapid); long cold winters; short, warm summers NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Taiga (evergreen forest) spruce, larch, fir, tamarack, whitewoods MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Lumbering; trapping; & fur-farming (raising) SOME PLACES OCCUR: 13.ZONES:POLAR CLIMATE TYPE: Polar Marine (ET) LOCATION: Above 65 latitude; on Arctic & Antarctic shores exposed to the Polar Easterlies DESCRIPITON: Long , cold winters (not as cold as Polar Continental) with much darkness. Short, chilly summers (caused by the winds) NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Tundra scrub, mosses, lichens. MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Hunting; trapping; fishing. SOME PLACES OCCUR: Aleutian chain and Arctic lowlands of Alaska; Russian Siberian tundra. 14.ZONES:POLAR. CLIMATE TYPE: Polar (Ice-Cap) (EF) LOCATION: In the interiors of polar lands DESCRIPITON: Always cold; no summers; precipitation light as snow or sleet NATURAL VEGETATIONS: NONE MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE:NONE. SOME PLACES OCCUR: Greenland & Antarctica 15.ZONES: Mountains CLIMATE TYPE: Unclassified (H) LOCATION: High mountains DESCRIPITON: Altitudinal zonation NATURAL VEGETATIONS: Varies with altitude MAJOR CLAMATIC USAGE: Varies with altitude SOME PLACES OCCUR: Andes.