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B.1. TEMPERATE .MEDITERRANEAN. It is a pleasant climate; neither
toocold nor too hot. Summers are dry and winters are humid. The
MediterraneanCoast is a good example of this climate. Evergreen
trees such as cork, oak and
cedar grow at these latitudes.
B.2. TEMPERATE .OCEANIC.This is the type of climate we find in
the British Isles. The temperatures aremild in the winter and the
summer. High humidity levels are caused byfrequent storms with rain
and fog. Deciduous forests grow at these latitudes.
B.3. TEMPERATE. CONTINENTAL.We find this climate only in the
northern hemisphere. There is a large contrastbetween summer and
winter temperatures. Rainfall appears mainly insummer and winters
are dry. Rivers, which are frozen in winter, melt inspring and
cause severe flooding. Examples of this climate are found
innorthern countries in Europe.
C.1 . POLAR CLIMATE. Also called Tundra. It is the climate of
the Poles.There are extremely cold temperatures in winter and quite
cool temperatures insummer. Blizzards and storms are frequent. Snow
and ice cover the landscape
and cause the typical white color of these areas. It is frozen
most of the year sovery few plants, such as bushes and moss, can
grow.
C.2.ICECAP . This is the climate of the highest summits and
mountain rangesof the planet. Temperatures are always low,
especially in winter. Rainfall isconstant throughout the year.
Temperature descends as elevation increases.Vegetation varies
according to altitude.
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