| A | B |
|---|
| tropical wet | hot and wet all year |
| tropical wet and dry | wet summer/dry winter |
| semiarid | hot summer/18 inches rain per year |
| arid | less than 10 inches rain/year |
| Mediterranean | Hot, dry summer, cool damp winter (California) |
| Marine West Coast | Rainy, lots of fog, mist, smog |
| Humid Continental | warm summers/cold winter--four seasons |
| Subartic | cold winters/short cool summers |
| Tundra | cold, very short summer/very cold winters |
| Ice cap | cold and frozen all year |
| Highland | varies with elevation of the mountains |
| elevation | feet above sea level |
| effect of elevation | colder as you get higher |
| proximity to water | makes climate warmer |
| effects of latitude | higher latitude = gets colder |
