Chapter 17 - Global Climate

Index of topics:

• scales of climate
• climate controls
• distribution of global temperatures
• Interpretation of global temperatures
• hottest and coldest places on the earth
• global precipitation - western hemisphere
• global precipitation - eastern hemisphere
• climate classification - introduction to the Koppen scheme
• tropical moist climates
• dry climates
• moist subtropical climates
• moist continental climates
• polar climates
• highlands
• Review Questions
• Homework