Humid Subtropical Climate Regions
The areas where this climate region exist are...
The Climate
Precipitation
Elevation and Closeness to bodies of water
Plant Life
Animal Life
Basic Needs
Average Temperature
Why I Picked This Topic
Bibliography
in tropical climates live the folowing:
- crocodiles, tigers, gorillas, monkeys, zebras, over 250 different speices of birds, black hippos and over 200 different speices of fish.
- Flowers: Petunia, pansy and orchids.
- Leaves: Philodendron, Monstera, Peperomia, Gingers, Ferns, and Cycads.
- Trees: ficus
- Fruits: sugar apple, papaya, lychee, mango, pineapple, and miracle fruit.
- Important crops grown in this region include oranges, peaches, peanuts, sugar cane, and rice.
- People who live in this region have cool, mild winters and hot, humid summers.
- This region compared to others receives more prcipitation, such as rain.
- Humans and living things in this area need to know what the climate is and what they need in order to survive.
- The southernmost limits of this climate are around Miami and southern coastal Texas, and areas further south have a true tropical climate with a very warm weather year round and minimal temperature differences between seasons.
- Areas further north, inland, or higher in elevation which have a humid continental climate with colder winters.
Latitude/Longitude = 35o N; 90o W
Average Annual Temperature (oC) = 17
Annual Temperature Range (oC) = 22
Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 1222
Summer Precipitation (mm) = 536
Winter Precipitation (mm) = 686
By: Lizzie Kelly
- In this climate, annual precipitation may range from 80 to 165 cm, and for may range from 80 to 165 cm, and for interior regions the summer brings interior regions the summer brings vast amounts of rain during vast amounts of rain during thunderstorms. thunderstorms.
I chose this topic because it was similar to our region. Also, I wanted to learn which areas in the United States were located in the humid subtropical climate region. I learned a lot about the humid subtropical climate region and found out that it is located in the southern area of the U.S.
- the climate in humid subtropical areas are warm during the summer and they have mild winters.
- the temperature varies from 90oF or higher during the day in the summer.
- The humid subtropical climate is found on the east coast of continents between 20o and 40o N and S latitude. The humid subtropical climate can be found in the southeastern United States, southeastern South America; coastal southeast South Africa; eastern Australia; eastern Asia from northern India through south China to Japan.
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