Causes of humid climate in Mediterranean, temperate maritime, temperate continental and subtropical monsoon in South America ~

Distribution: South latitude of the west coast of South America is about 30-40 degrees, that is, the coast of the west coast of Chile is about 30-40 degrees.

B. characteristics: hot and dry in summer and mild and rainy in winter.

C. reason: seasonal movement of wind zone and pressure zone. In summer in the southern hemisphere (about 65438+ 10), the pressure belt and wind belt move northward, and the subtropical high belt near the tropic of cancer moves southward. Here (about 30-40 degrees south latitude) is controlled by subtropical high, with clear weather and dry and hot climate. In winter in the southern hemisphere (around July), the pressure belt and the wind belt move northward, and the westerly belt of 30-40 degrees moves northward, which just controls the area. The west wind brings abundant precipitation and the climate is mild and rainy. The west wind here is the northwest wind, and the west wind comes from the Pacific Ocean. )

D. Landscape: subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest

2. Temperate maritime climate:

Distribution: 40-50 degrees on the west coast of South America and 40-50 degrees on the west coast of Chile.

B features: mild and rainy all year round, no severe cold in winter, no intense heat in summer and even precipitation.

C. reason: it is controlled by the westerly wind in the southern hemisphere all the year round. The westerlies in the southern hemisphere are northwest winds-from low latitudes.

3. Temperate continental climate:

Distribution: the eastern side of the Andes in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere (located on the leeward slope of the west wind)

B features: large temperature difference, less precipitation and remarkable continental climate characteristics. An arid temperate desert is formed in the temperate continental climate zone south of 40 degrees south latitude.

C. reason: it is located on the leeward slope of the west wind.

4. Subtropical monsoon humid climate:

A. Distribution: East coast of South America, near Tropic of Capricorn and south.

B. characteristics: hot and rainy in summer and mild and rainy in winter.

C. Cause: It is similar to the subtropical monsoon humid climate in North America.

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