SKILLS:
CLIMATIC REGIONS
Climate
is the make-up of weather conditions averaged over a long period of time. We
can gain knowledge about a group of countries located together by examining
various climatic regions.
It
is possible for one climatic region to cover several countries. The climate of a
country or an area of a country remains the same even if a change In government
occurs. Although governments, languages, and cultures of peoples in different
countries are not identical, people living in the same climatic regions are
alike in many ways. in a
Climatic
regions are very important in the history and development of any country on any
continent.
You
may use the information on this chart to help you draw maps of your country.
However, before you begin any maps, “color key” your climatic regions by
writing different colors in the spaces in the COLOR KEY column.
CLIMATIC
REGIONS CHART
CLIMATIC
REGION |
COLOR |
CLIMATE
|
CROPS
AND |
VEGETATION |
Polar Marine
(tundra) |
|
short,
cool summers, with long, dark, cold winters |
fishing,
hunting, trapping |
shrubs,
lichens, mosses |
Northern
Forest |
|
short, warm
summers, with long, cold winters with little snow |
lumbering,
trapping, herding |
evergreen and
broadleaf trees |
Humid |
|
Four distinct
seasons |
agriculture
(grain), dairy farming, livestock, lumber |
forests of
evergreen and broadleaf trees |
Semi-Arid |
|
short, mild
winters with 10-20 inches of rain |
herding,
grazing |
desert
scrub plants, short grasses |
Marine |
|
Wet and mild |
lumbering,
fishing, dairy farms, ship- building |
shrubs,
grass, various forests (healthy region) |
Mediterranean |
|
dry, hot
summers with mild, rainy winters |
wheat,
grapes, olives |
deep-rooted
trees with healthy bark and leaves |