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Global Climate Patterns

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1. What two key peices of information do we need to know to classify climates?
2. What are the major Koeppen climate categories?
3. Where are these major climate categories located?
4. If these major climate categories are humid, what is the major process causing precipitation?
5. In what types of locations are dry climates located?
6. Why are there no D (humid continental) climates in the southern hemisphere?
7. What climates are associated with the subtropical high pressure cells?
8. What climates are associated with the Polar Front?
9. What are the subdivisions to the major climate categories?
10. What are the characteristics of these subdivisions of climate?
11. Where are these subdivisions of the main climate categories located in Africa, Europe and North America?
12. How are the C (humid subtropical) climates different from the D (humid continental) climates? How are they similar?
13. Why are the C (humid subtropical) climates different from the D (humid continental) climates?
14. Why are the climates found on the east coast of continents different from the climates found on the west coast of continents at the same latitude?
15. What causes the wet winter conditions and the dry summer conditions in the Cs (Mediterranean) climates?
16. What causes the Aw (tropical wet and dry, or savanna) climates to have a dry winter?
17. Why are the east coasts of continents generally wetter than the west coast of continents?
18. Why are Af (tropical rainforest) climates wet all year round?
19. Why are the E (polar) climates cold all year round?
20. Why are the E (polar) climates dry?