1. Global Climate Zones Current Weather Global Climate Zones
Altitudinal Zonation
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3. Modified Köppen System
Figure 8-4

7. World Climate Classification
Figure 10.5

8. Climographs
Figure 8-6

9. Tropical Humid Climates (Zone A)
Tropical Wet (Af)
Tropical Monsoon (Am)
Tropical Savanna (Aw)

10. Tropical Rain Forest
Figure 10.7

11. Tropical Monsoon
Figure 10.8

12. Tropical Savanna
Figure 10.9

14. Tropical Wet
Figures 8-8 and 8-9

15. Tropical Monsoonal
Figure 8-12

17. Cherrapunji, India

18. Tropical Savanna
Figure 8-15

19. Tropical Savanna and the ITC
Figure 8-16

22. Dry Climates (Zone B) Subtropical Desert (BWh)
Subtropical Steppe (BSh)
Midlatitude Desert (BWk)
Midlatitude Steppe (BSk)

24. Influence of Subtropical Highs
Figure 8-20

25. Subtropical Desert and Steppe
Figure 8-27
Figure 8-22

26. Low-Latitude Hot Desert
Figure

31. Low-Latitude Hot Steppe
Figure 10.27

32. Midlatitude Desert and Steppe
Figure 8-31
Figure 8-29

33. Mid-Latitude Cold Desert
Figure

37. Mild Midlatitude (C) Climates
Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer Climates (Cfa/Cwa)
Marine West Coast Climates (Cfb/Cfc)  
Mediterranean Dry-Summer Climates (Csa/Csb)

38. Mild Midlatitude Climates

39. Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer (Csa)
Figure

40. Humid Subtropical Hot-Summer (Csa)
Figure

41. Humid Subtropical Winter-Dry (Cwa)
Figure

42. Marine West Coast (Cfb)
Figure

43. Marine West Coast (Cfb)
Figure

44. Mediterranean Climates (Csa/Csb)
Figure

48. Severe Midlatitude (D) Climates
Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates (Dfa/Dwa)
Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates (Dfb/Dwb)
Subarctic Climates (Dfc/Dfd/Dwc/Dwd)

49. Microthermal Climates

50. Humid Continental Hot-Summer Climates (Dfa)
Figure

51. Humid Continental Mild-Summer Climates (Dfb)
Figure

52. Subarctic Cool Summer Climates
Figure

53. Extreme Subarctic Cold Winter (Dwd)
Figure

55. Polar Climates (Zone E)
Tundra (ET)
Ice Cap (EF)

57. Tundra
Figures 8-53 and 8-54

58. Ice Cap
Figure 8-55

60. Highland Climate
Figure 8-58

61. Courtesy of C. Konrad

64. Altitudinal Zonation

65. Vertical Zonation of Agroecological Zones
Tierra Caliente (Hot Land) – 0 – 1,000 m
Hot all year round with tropical vegetation
Bananas, citrus fruits, tropical rain forest in places
Tierra Templada (Temperate Land) – 1, ,000 m
Land of Eternal Spring
Many temperate crops (corn was domesticated in this zone)
Many major Latin American cities (Mexico City, Arequipa)

66. Tierra Fria (Cold Land) – 3,000 - 4,000 m
Limited agriculture; potatoes, barley, quiñoa
Altiplano of Peru/Bolivia
Puna (Tundra) – 4, ,000 m
Extensive grazing of cameloids (llamas, alpacas, vicuñas)
Tierra Helada (Frozen Land) – 5,000 m +
Glaciers, snow, and rock!