types of climate

• Tundra


  • Found at high latitudes above 60 degrees north of the equator in northern europe canada and alaska
  • Winters are very cold, summers are brief and there's little rainfall all year
  • There's hardly any trees but there is moss grass and low shrubs
  • There's also a layer of permafrost on the ground all year
• Taiga (Boreal forest)


  • Found at mid high latitudes between 50 and 60 degrees north
  • Winters are cold and dry, summers are mild and moist
  • Trees are coniferous which mean evergreen and have needles to conserve energy
• Tropical rainforest


  • Found at the equator between the tropics of camp francois and cancer
  • It is hot and wet all year round
  • There is an area of lush forest with dense canopies of vegetation forming distinct layers
• Hot desert


  • Found between 15 and 35 degrees north and south of the equator
  • There tends to be little rainfall and extreme temperature changes with 45 degrees celsius during the day and zero degrees celsius at night
  • There's hardly any vegetation but some needle-like trees to conserve water
• Grasslands


  • Temperate grasslands
  • Savannah grasslands
• Temperate grasslands


  • Found at higher latitudes where there is more variation in temperature and less rainfall
  • There are no trees just grass
• Savannah grasslands


  • Found between the tropics
  • There are dry and wet seasons all the rainfall is still relatively low
  • They are mostly grasses with scattered trees
• Temperate deciduous forests


  • Found mainly at mid-latitudes where there are four distinct seasons
  • Summers are warm and winters are relatively mild and there's rainfall all year round
  • Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the winter to cope with the winter
• Polar


  • Found around the north and south poles
  • They're very cold and ice dry and there's not much growth at all
  • They remain dark for several months each year so the growing season is very limited to two months