Climate Zone

Step 1. Take a close look at the main distribution of this climate zone and predict the cause/dominant controls of this climate zone using the climograph and typical land view of this climate zone.

fig 1: Marine West Coast Climate (Cfb) distribution

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Marine west coast climates are situated on the western side of continents between about 40° and 60° N and S; this is a windward location in the band of the westerlies. The North American region is much more restricted by the presence of mountain ranges that run perpendicular to the direction of onshore flow.

fig 2 Climograph of a city in typical Cfb

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Characteristics of Am (think about it and then 反选下方段落，you can see the hidden words)

Temperature

The oceanic influence moderates temperatures throughout the year Prolonged summer heat waves are rare, and winter frosts are relatively infrequent. Very mild winters for the latitude; generally mild summers

Precipitation

No dry season; moderate to abundant: 75–125 cm, mostly in winter; many days with rain; much cloudiness

Dominant Controls of Climate（反选下方段落，you can see the hidden words）
Westerly flow and oceanic influence year-round

Step 2. Look at typical vegetations of this climate zone and guess what these trees looks like this?

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Step 3. 点击下面的链接，根据网站里提供的地图和相关自然带的描述。

a. 找到最符合生长在热带草原气候带的自然带叫什么

b. 找找看该自然带里有讲为什么这里的植物长这样吗？

Biomes: Mission: Biomes (nasa.gov)

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btw, 国内高中用的柯氏分类是非常简化版的，实际我们常用的柯氏分类地图在下面的pdf，you can always check world map of climate zones and biomes

教材（补充）-柯本气候分类.pdf

biomes分类全图.pdf