气候的类型

下图梳理了气候的类型的知识内容，包括形成的原因、气候的不同类型、气候类型的影响、热带气候等方面的内容。

Types of Climates

• people
  • activities
    • people do not work in uncomfortable climates
  • clothing
    • there are many tipes of clothing for wind ,cold ,sun , rain and snow
  • houses
    • carefully planned houses take advantages of sunlight,wind direction and some other factors to obtain a miximum of comfort as well as protection.
  • food supply
    • setting limits for profitable production of crops and animals
    • most industries take special precautions to pretect their products against weather and climate during mamufacture ,storage and shipment .
• the water cycle
• winds
  • affect what
    • temperature and moisture
  • how to affect
    • the winter monsoons coming from lands in high latitude are cold and dry,causing the temperature to drop and moisture to decrease
    • the summer monsoons coming from the ocean are humid ,producing heavy rainfall
• ocean currents
  • affect what
    • temperature and moisture
  • how to affect
    • warm currents increase temperature and cold currents decrease temperature
    • warm currents increase moisture and cold currents decrease moisture
• land and water bodies
  • affect what
    • temperature and moisture
  • how to affect
    • areas near water bodies receive more moisture
    • mid-continental places have warmer summer and colder winter while islands and seacoasts have milder winter and cooler summer
• altitude
  • affect what
    • temperature
  • how to affect
    • lower temperatures as the height above sea level increases
• latitude
  • affect what
    • temperature
  • how to affect
    • makes climates colder toward higher latitudes than lower latitudes
• polar climate
  • regions
    • Greenland and Antartica
  • features
    • great ice caps
• frigid climate
  • regions
    • high latitudes
  • features
    • temperatures are very cold in winter and cool in summer
• humid continental climate
  • regions
    • mid-latitude areas in eastern parts of the continents
  • features
    • cold winters and warm summers ,most of the rainfll comes in summer
• temperate marine climate
  • regions
    • the western coasts of continents between 40° and 60° NS
  • features
    • mild and rainy most of the year
• humid subtropical climate
  • regions
    • the subtropical eastern coasts of the continents
  • features
    • summers are hot and winters are mild,enough rainfll in all seasons
• Mediterranean climate
  • regions
    • the subtropical western coasts of the continents
  • features
    • summers are hot and dry ,winters are mild and wet
• tropical desert climate
  • regions
    • along 23.5°N and 23.5°S latitude
  • features
    • very little vegetation can grow
• tropical wet-and-dry climate
  • regions
    • farther north and south of the equator
  • features
    • the forests are no so dense ,and many trees lose their leaves in the dry season
• tropical rain forest climate
  • regions
    • near the equator
  • features
    • warm and rainy all year long ,a thick cover of trees
• mid-latitude climates
• high-latitude climates
• high-altitude climates
  • regions
    • high mountains of the world
  • festures
    • different kinds of vegetation grow in zones up the slopes of mountains to the permanent snowfields
• subtropical climates
• tropical climates
• different types
  • between 35°N and 35°S latitude
• the impacts
• the causes