General

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Mediterranean Climate (Csbn)

• Temperature average between 32 and 64 F
• Precipitation - mild foggy summer wet winter
• Vegetation - chaparral, drought resistant woody
  shrubs scattered trees
• Mediterranean woodland
• Soils - mixed
• Locations - North Coastal valleys of California

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The Geography of Californias Climates

• Patterns
• Dry Climates (B)
• Mid Temp. Climates (C)
• Snow Climates (D)
• Ice Climates (E)

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Snow Climates (D)

• Temperature - coldest month is below 32f
• warmest month is above 50F
• Dsb Mediterranean Highlands with dry summer
• Dfc,d Subarctic climate

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Mediterranean Highlands (Dsb)

• Temperature - one month averages below 32F and
  at least one averages over 50F
• great annual temperature range
• Precipitation - dry summer with some
  thunderstorms
• Vegetation - mostly conifers
• Soils - acidic
• Locations - Higher latitudes and interiors of
  California

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Subarctic Climate (Dfc,d)

• Temperature average below 32F at least 4 months
  of the year
• great annual temperature range
• Precipitation - minimal (5-30)
• Vegetation - smaller conifers - taiga forests
• Soils - acidic
• Locations - Predominate in higher latitudes and
  interiors of Sierra Nevada and Klamath

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The Geography of Californias Climates

• Patterns
• Dry Climates
• Mid Temp. Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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Ice Climates (E)

• Temperature - monthly averages 9-12 months below
  32F
• no summer
• very little precipitation
• under polar high and the easterlies

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Polar Tundra Climate (ET)

• Temperature average below 32F 9 months of the
  year
• great annual temperature range
• Precipitation -2-5 inches
• Vegetation - mosses lichens
• Soils - significant permafrost
• Locations - Higher elevations and passes in
  California (over 7,000 ft.)

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Polar Ice Cap (EF)

• Temperature average below 32F all year
• Precipitation - meager - desert like
• Vegetation - none
• Soils - none
• Locations -Glaciated regions of Mt. Shasta and
  the Sierra Nevada. Found at highest elevations

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The Geography of California Climates

• Patterns
• Dry Climates
• Mid Temp Climates
• Snow Climates
• Ice Climates

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Physical Geography of California

• Earth Structure Movement
• Plate Tectonics Earthquakes
• Rocks The Rock Cycle
• Geomorphology
• Landform Classification
• Landform Types
• Climate Vegetation Zones