Global climate regions
Description
As visually spectacular as it is informative, this program thoroughly surveys the world's varied climate systems. Using simple color-coded maps based on the Koppen classification system, the video identifies the characteristics of the following zones: humid tropical climates, wet-dry tropics, dry climates, subtropical and mid-latitude deserts and steppes, humid mid-latitude climates, humid subtropics, summer dry subtropics, marine west coasts, humid continentals, sub-arctic climates, polar climates, tundra, and highland climates.
Runtime
24 min
Subjects
- Ecosystem management (128)
- Climatic changes (510)
- Physical geography (411)
- Biotic communities (246)
- Climatology (68)
- Weather (153)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
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