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TROPICS

• Most of Latin America is located in the tropics
• Between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• Warm temperatures.
• Some areas are dry, some are very wet.
• Some areas have a lot of tourism.

CLIMATES

TROPICAL CLIMATE

• A relatively wet- warm climate.
• Rain forests cover parts of the region.
• Rain forests have canopies of leaves, which shelters the ground.
• Tropical Dry extends over middle America, hot with little rain.
• Hurricane season is from June to November.

HUMID SUBTROPICAL

• Short and mild winters.
• Long, hot, and humid summers.

MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE

• Dry, warm/hot summers.
• Rainy, wet winters

MARINE COASTAL CLIMATE

• Heavy rain most of the year.

HURRICANES

DRY CLIMATE

• Grass cover dry steppe land
• Cacti and hardy shrubs.
• Atacama Desert is the driest place in Earth.

EL NIÑO

• Changes air pressure, temperature, and rainfall.
• Pacific waters off Peru become warm.
• Winds become very strong.
• It can also bring a long dry season.

ALTITUTE

• A places height above sea level.
• The higher the altitude, the cooler it is.

ALTITUDE CLIMATE ZONES

TIERRA CALIENTE

TIERRA TEMPLADA

TIERRA FRÍA

TIERRA HELADA

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