LATIN AMERICA

FIVE VERTICAL CLIMATE ZONES

• Tierra Helada
• Puna
• Tierra Fria
• Tierra Templad
• Tierra Caliente

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND.

• Tierra Helada is found in the highest part of the Andes
• Puna is found in South America In the Mountains
• Tierra Fria is found in Bogota, Columbia, Mexico.
• Tierra Templada can be found 2,500-6,000 ft.
• Tierra Caliente is found between sea level and 2,500 ft.

ENGLISH MEANING

• Tierra Helada is Spanish for "frozen land"
• Puna means a high, cold plateau
• Teirra Fria in spanish means "cold land"
• Tierra Templada in spanish means "temperate"
• Tierra Caliente in spanish means "hot land"

VEGETATION AND CROPS

• Alot of vegetation is the same
• Trees plants and farming crops

FOUR MAJOR CLIMATE ZONES

• Tropical wet
• Tropical dry
• Humid subtropical
• Dry

WHERE THEYRE FOUND

• Tropical wet is found in south america
• Tropical dry is found in western mexico
• Humid Subtropical found in southeastern south america
• Dry is found in mexico, costal peru, and chille

VEGITATION

• The vegitation found in these are
• Grass and trees in tropical wet
• Tropical dry- grasslands with scattered trees
• Humid subtropical- grasses
• Dry-sparce The soil is poor

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Tropical wet-the amazon basin
• Tropical dry-no special features
• Humid subtropical-cotton crops Farming crops
• Dry- atacama desert