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Earth climate regions
Climate regions on Earth vary greatly, each with distinct characteristics based on temperature and precipitation patterns. Dry climates include arid regions, such as deserts, which receive minimal rainfall, and semiarid areas with slightly more precipitation.
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Earth climate regions highlands Generally cooler and wetter than nearby lowlands; temperature decreasing with altitude polar Ice cap Always cold Average, temperature at or below 0C Average temperature below 10C in the warmest month Tundra Always cold with a short, cool summer ----- warmest temperature about 10C temperate continental subartic Short, cool summers and long, cold winters; light precipitation, mainly in summer Average temperature 10C or above in the warmest month -3C or in the coldest month Humid continental 3-10 hot summers and cold winters precipitation year round temperate marine Average 10C above in warmest month, between -3C and 18C in the coldest month Marine west coast Mild winters and cool summers, with moderate precipitation all year Humid subtropical Hot Summers and cold winters mediterranean Warm dry summers and rainy winters dry Arid Desert, with little precipitation, usually less than 25 centimeters per year Occurs wherever potential evaporation is greater than precipitation; may be hot or cold Semiarid dry but receives about 25 to 20 centimeters of precipitation per year tropical rainy tropical wet-and-dry Always hot; alternating wet and dry seasons; heavy rainfall in the wet season Temperature always 18C or above tropical wet Always hot and humid with heavy rainfall {at least 6 centimeters per month} all year round