| Question | Answer |
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| Geographers identify climates by observing | temperature precipitation native plant life |
| Five basic climates are: | dry tropical temperate/continental polar highland/mountain |
| desert climate | earth's hottest and driest climate |
| desert climate | less than 10 inches of rain per year |
| desert climate | temperatures can be as high as 130 degrees during the day and the low as 40 degrees at night |
| Steppe | semi-dry grassland or prairie |
| Steppe | often borders a desert |
| Steppe | can have some shrubs and trees along streams |
| Tropical Climates | warm temperatures and heavy rainfall |
| Tropical Climates | extend from the Tropic of Cancer through the Equator and down to the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Humid Tropical | warm, muggy, and rainy year-round |
| Humid Tropical | 70-450 inches of rain each year |
| Humid Tropical | Monsoons can happen which are seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air |
| Highland | temperature drops as you go up the mountain a
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