High-Latitude Climates Of Earth
High-Latitude Climates Of Earth
Group III: High-Lattitude Climates: These climatic regions are dominated by polar and arctic air masses. The two source regions of these air masses are Canada and Siberia. Such climates are not found in the Southern hemisphere due to narrowness of the continents in this hemisphere. Arctie and Polar air masses meet each other at 60° latitude.
(A) Boreal Forest Climate (Dfc) Taiga Biome
Temperature Range: 41 °C (74 °F), lows; -25 °C (-14 °F), highs; 16 °C (60 °F)
Average Annual Precipitation: 31 cm (12 in)
Latitude Range: 50° - 70° N and S
Global Position: Central and Western Alaska; Canada, from the Yukon Territory to Labrador, Eurasia, from Northern Europe across all of Siberia to the Pacific Ocean
(B) Tundra Climate - Tundra Biome
Temperature Range: -22 °C to 6 °C (-10 °F to 41 °F)
Average Annual Precipitation: 20 cm (8 in)
Latitude Range: 60° - 75° N
Global Position: Arctic zone of North America; Hudson Bay region; Greenland coast; Northern Siberia bordering the Arctic Ocean
(C) Highland Climate - Alpine Biome
Temperature Range: -18 °C to 10 °C (-2 °F to 50°F)
Average Annual Precipitation: 23 cm (9 in)
Latitude Range: Found all over the world
Global Position: Rocky mountain range in North America; the Andean mountain range in South America; the Alps in Europe; Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa; the Himalayans in Tibet; and Mt. Fuji in Japan
Students / Parents Reviews [10]
I have spent a wonderful time in Abhyas academy. It has made my reasoning more apt, English more stronger and Maths an interesting subject for me. It has given me a habbit of self studying
Yatharthi Sharma
10thA marvelous experience with Abhyas. I am glad to share that my ward has achieved more than enough at the Ambala ABHYAS centre. Years have passed on and more and more he has gained. May the centre flourish and develop day by day by the grace of God.
Archit Segal
7thBeing a parent, I saw my daughter improvement in her studies by seeing a good result in all day to day compititive exam TMO, NSO, IEO etc and as well as studies. I have got a fruitful result from my daughter.
Prisha Gupta
8thIt was a good experience with Abhyas Academy. I even faced problems in starting but slowly and steadily overcomed. Especially reasoning classes helped me a lot.
Cheshta
10thMy experience with Abhyas is very good. I have learnt many things here like vedic maths and reasoning also. Teachers here first take our doubts and then there are assignments to verify our weak points.
Shivam Rana
7thMy experience with Abhyas academy is very good. I did not think that my every subject coming here will be so strong. The main thing is that the online tests had made me learn here more things.
Hiya Gupta
8thMy experience was very good with Abhyas academy. I am studying here from 6th class and I am satisfied by its results in my life. I improved a lot here ahead of school syllabus.
Ayan Ghosh
8thIt was good as the experience because as we had come here we had been improved in a such envirnment created here.Extra is taught which is beneficial for future.
Eshan Arora
8thAbhyas is a complete education Institute. Here extreme care is taken by teacher with the help of regular exam. Extra classes also conducted by the institute, if the student is weak.
Om Umang
10thAbout Abhyas metholodology the teachers are very nice and hardworking toward students.The Centre Head Mrs Anu Sethi is also a brilliant teacher.Abhyas has taught me how to overcome problems and has always taken my doubts and suppoeted me.
