Temperate Zone Made Easy
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Mediterranean Climate |
Temperate Monsoon Climate |
Temperate Desert Climate |
Cool Temperate Oceanic Climate |
30o to 45 o latitudes in both hemispheres |
30o
to 45 o |
30o
to 45 o |
45 o to
60 o |
Summer is hot
and dry and Winter is cold and wet |
Summer is hot
and wet and winter is cold and dry |
Summer is hot
and winter is very cold. Big gap between summer and winter temp., Extreme
climate |
Neither hot
in summer nor cold in winter. Equable climate. Influenced by seas, so summer
is cool and winter is moderate |
Rainfall only
in winter due to the influence of western win blowing from sea, in summer
there blows dry trade wind without causing rainfall, two seasons summer and
winter |
Rainfall only
in summer due to summer monsoon blowing from sea to land ranging 50 to 200 cm
annually. In winter, winter monsoon blowing from land to sea and remains dry |
Very less
rainfall in summer and winter remains dry due to lying in rain shadow area or
leeward side |
The vaporous
westerly wind causes rainfall throughout the year, the amount of rainfall
goes on decreasing from west to east |
It is mostly
found in the regions around the Mediterranean Sea, so called Mediterranean
climate |
Also called China
type of climate as mostly found in China |
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West
European Climate or British type of Climate as mostly in Western
Europe |
People
involved in agriculture, industry and commerce are well developed, especially
wine industry as 70% of citrus fruits like grapes are produced, produce 65%
of world wine |
Agriculture,
trade, industries are well developed, silk farming is done due to presence of
huge number of mulberry trees |
Most people
are nomads, people move doing cattle rearing, less possibility of economic
development |
People are
very active, so agriculture, industry, trade, are developed, tourism business
is developed, lumbering is also done |
Not enough
rainfall, semi-evergreen forest and shrubs are found. Plants even survive in
dry climate as having long roots, thick and hard wood, thorny parts to store
water. Oak, maple, olive |
Deciduous
forest is the main. Evergreen forest, thorny bushes and shrubs are also found
depending on rainfall. Oak, pines, camphor |
Less
rainfall, so land covered with sand, only coarse grasses and thorny bushes
are found |
Mixed type of
forest is found, coniferous in hilly areas, deciduous in plain areas, plenty
of nutritious grasses are found, birch, maple major species |
Most
vegetation removed for agriculture and settlement, so less wildlife like
deer, rabbits and numerous rodents |
Animals like
foxes, bear, deer, rats, snakes, wolves |
Desert rats
and foxes are found |
Some
herbivorous animals are found |
Lifestyle is
advance, highly populated, popular for ancient civilization and culture |
Lifestyle is
high, densely populated due to favorable conditions |
Very low population
due to dry climate, less rainfall |
Population
density is high, advanced lifestyle, due to enough rainfall, advance economic
activities |
Major
occupation is agriculture, tobacco, oilseed, beans, maize, barley, wheat,
juicy fruits like orange, grape, lemon. Because of good production of flowers
and fruits this region is called Garden of the World |
Beans, tea,
oilseed, barley, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, maize, wheat, silk is
produced in huge amount |
Major
occupation cattle grazing like sheep, goats, agriculture in watery places
like cotton, barley, wheat, Wool and Leather are major animal products |
Very few in
agriculture due to trade and industry, like fruits, potato, barley, wheat.
Sheep rearing in highlands and fishing in coastal areas |
Found in
European countries around Mediterranean Sea like Spain, Italy, France.
California of North America, Middle part of Chile of South America, Southern
Africa, Perth and Melbourne region of Australia and Northern Island of New
Zealand |
North and
Central China, Southern Japan and Korea, South-east USA, South Brazil and
North Argentina in South America, South east coastal region of Africa and New
South Wales and South Queensland of Australia |
Southern
Argentina, Plateau in Rocky mountain, Mangolia, Tibet, and Eastern part of
Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan |
Western
Europe, western Canada, southern New Zealand, southern Chile, Tasmania Island |
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