CLIMATE ZONES TYPE OF CLIMATE LOCALIZATION TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION VEGETATION SOIL FAUNA

It is abundanty over There is very little A huge variety: Small

TROPICAL Equatorial climate Around the Equator It averages at about 1500 mm anually
ZONES 25°. Rain forest,dense organic matter animals which are able
trees organisms. forest of perennial because of the rain. to live in trees.
trees. Organisms
in differents
levels.

There is a rainy Tropical forest

TROPICAL Humid tropical From the Equator season with trees are separate They are richer but Insects,birds,elephants
ZONES climate towards the tropic. I'ts above 20°. torrential rains and a among they are not enough , leopards.
dry climate. thenselves,some developed.
of them are
decidious.

Place of transition
between the tropical One wet season but Savannah tall Hervivores, carnivores,
TROPICAL Dry tropical climate. forests and Anual the averages one long period of shurbs and Richer than the insects, and scavengers
ZONES thedeserts of Africa, above 18°. drought. disperse trees. tropical forest. animals.
Asia, and South
America.

Lack of vegetation
due to the lack of
There are high There is never more rainfall. Only
TROPICAL Desert climate. In the tropics. temperatures all than 250 mm of xerophytes plants It's very poor.
ZONES year. rainfall per year. that have adopted
to having
littlewatter.
CLIMATE ZONES TYPE OF CLIMATE LOCALIZATION TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION VEGETATION SOIL FAUNA

It is abundanty over There is very little A huge variety: Small

TROPICAL It averages at about
ZONES Equatorial climate Around the Equator 25°. 1500 mm anually Rain forest,dense organic matter animals which are able
trees organisms. forest of perennial because of the rain. to live in trees.
trees. Organisms
in differents
levels.

There is a rainy Tropical forest

They are richer but
TROPICAL Humid tropical From the Equator season with trees are separate
I'ts above 20°. they are not enough Insects,birds,elephants
ZONES climate towards the tropic. torrential rains and a among , leopards.
developed.
dry climate. thenselves,some
of them are
decidious.

Place of transition
between the tropical
Anual the averages One wet season but Savannah tall
Hervivores, carnivores,
TROPICAL forests and Richer than the
Dry tropical climate. one longperiod of shurbs and insects, and scavengers
ZONES thedeserts of Africa, above 18°. tropical forest.
drought. disperse trees. animals.
Asia, and South
America.
 Lack of vegetation
due to the lack of
There are high There is never more rainfall. Only
TROPICAL Desert climate. In the tropics. temperatures all than 250 mm of xerophytes plants It's very poor.
ZONES year. rainfall per year. that have adopted
to having
littlewatter.
CLIMATE ZONES TYPE OF CLIMATE LOCATION TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION VEGETATION SOIL FAUNA

Winter
temperatures are
Rainfall is very
very cold (-50 C). It Scarce species
scarce and less The upper
increases in most lichen Polar bear,
POLAR Polar climate Polar circles than 250mm layer are
summer although and small artic fox.
they don´t usually anually. It´s scrubs frozen.
always snow
go over maximun
of 5 C

It depends on
It increases with the latitud and
In all of the Cold winter and the altitude and the relief It varies Birds of prey
ZONES Mountain climate mountains systems warm summers with the and some
usually in snow orientation. It
in the planet cool. elevation mammals.
shaps. varies with the
altitude.
CLIMATE ZONES TYPE OF CLIMATE LOCALIZATION TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION VEGETATION SOIL FAUNA

It produces in winter, Mediterranean forest and

Mediterranean coast and Huge variety: birds(vulture),
spring and automn. scrub: trees and bushes
TEMPERATE MEDITERRANEAN other temperate areas in The soil is poor except hervibore(rabbit),
Between 10-18 It´s a dry from small leaves and
ZONE CLIMATE U.S.A., Chile, South Africa in the rivers plains. carnivores(foxes) and
summer (300- tough and long roots and
and Australia. omnivores (wild bear).
1000mm). shrubs.

Decidious forest,
Temperate zones that Abundant and regular It is rich in Insects (caterpillar),
decidious trees. Plains
OCEANIC CLIMATE are influenced by the Between 10-18 rainfall of over 1.000 decomposing organic hervivores(deer),carnivores
formed by bushes and
seas/oceans. year. material and bird of prey.
meadows.

It does not usually go

above 10C. The anual
termal amplitude is The soil is poor
Conifer forest, pines, firs
CONTINENTAL very high. Rainfall is because of the slow Hervibores(wolves),carnivor
Continental island Between 10-18 and herbaceas formation
CLIMATE between 300 and descomposition of the es(wolves) and omnivores
meadow and steppe.
1000mm annually coniferous. (bear).
summer is the
wettest.
 Chinese forest species of
The rainfall is around temerate zones and
It is rich in organic Panda bear, a specific type
CHINESE CLIMATE China and Japon Between 10-20 all the year. More in species or tropical
material of eagle and mandarin bear.
winter(+1000mm). zones(bamboo and palm
tree).
 CLIMATE ZONES TYPE OF CLIMATE LOCALIZATION TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION VEGETATION SOIL FAUNA

Mediterranean Mediterranean Huge variety:

It produces in
coast and other winter, spring and forest and scrub: The soil is poor birds(vulture),
MEDITERRANEAN temperate areas in trees and bushes hervibore(rabbit),
TEMPERATE ZONE Between 10-18 automn. except in the rivers
CLIMATE U.S.A., Chile, South from small leaves carnivores(foxes)
Africa and It´s a dry summer and tough and long plains. and omnivores
(300-1000mm).
Australia. roots and shrubs. (wild bear).

Decidious forest, Insects

Temperate zones Abundant and decidious trees. It is rich in (caterpillar),
that are influenced
OCEANIC CLIMATE Between 10-18 regular rainfall of Plains formed by decomposing hervivores(deer),ca
by the
seas/oceans. over 1.000 year. bushes and organic material rnivores and bird
meadows. of prey.

It does not usually

go above 10C. The
anual termal Conifer forest, The soil is poor
amplitude is very pines, firs and because of the Hervibores(wolves)
CONTINENTAL
Continental island Between 10-18 high. Rainfall is herbaceas slow ,carnivores(wolves)
CLIMATE
between 300 and formation meadow descomposition of and omnivores
1000mm annually and steppe. the coniferous. (bear).
summer is the
wettest.

Chinese forest
species of
The rainfall is Panda bear, a
around all the year. temerate zones It is rich in organic specific type of
CHINESE CLIMATE China and Japon Between 10-20 and species or
More in material eagle and
winter(+1000mm). tropical mandarin bear.
zones(bamboo and
palm tree).