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Tropical Climate

Tropical Climate. Done by: Leom Sh eng Teng Tan Zho ng Yi Jovan Lee Yu Heng Caleb Low. What is a tropical climate?. It is the climate of countries in the equatorial region It is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have an average temperature of minimum 18 °C.

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Tropical Climate

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  1. Tropical Climate Done by: Leom Sheng Teng Tan Zhong Yi Jovan Lee Yu Heng Caleb Low

  2. What is a tropical climate? • It is the climate of countries in the equatorial region • It is a non-arid climate in which all twelve months have an average temperature of minimum 18 °C. • Tropical temperature remains rather constant throughout the year and seasonal variations are mostly by precipitation,Eg Monsoon season..

  3. Parts in the world with Tropical Climate

  4. Subtypes • Tropical rainforest climate (Af): All twelve months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm. These climates usually occur within 5–10° latitude of the equator. Examples of such countries: Singapore, Cebu (Philippines), Biak(Indonesia)

  5. Subtypes • Tropical monsoon climate(Am): During the monsoon season, countriescould receive up to 172 centimeters of rain over 4 months. These climates often occur beyond the equatorial region between 10◦ to 25 ◦ latitude of the equator. Examples of such countries: Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Chittagong (Bangladesh), Brazil

  6. Subtypes • Tropical savanna climate(Aw): The Tropical savanna climate lies at latitudes of about 5 - 10° and 15 - 20° from the equator. The tropical savanna climate tends to be more dry than other tropical climates,with an annual precipitation of 100 to 150 cm of rain. Examples of such countries are Jakarta (Indonesia), Nigeria and Mumbai (India)

  7. Tropical Climate Data

  8. Interesting Fact about Tropical Climate Although Naples,Florida lies in the subtropics,more than a hundred miles north of the tropic of cancer, the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico give it a monthly average temperature of above 18 °C (64 °F) hence its climate can be classified as tropical.

  9. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_climate http://www.backpackingasia.com/images/climate-charts/kuala-lumpur-weather-chart.jpg http://www.backpackingasia.com/images/climate-charts/singapore-weather-climate-chart.jpg http://golearngeo.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/tropical-monsoon-climate/ http://room42.wikispaces.com/Savanna+Geography http://veg4planet.blogspot.sg/2012/08/climate-change-and-south-asian-summer.html

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