Geography

Concepts to cover

1. Warm temperate western margin (Mediterranean) climate: winter rain, summer drought
2. Temperate continental (steppe) climate: prairies, pampas, veld, downs; nomadic herding in Central Asia
3. Warm temperate eastern margin (China type) climate: summer monsoon rain, typhoons
4. Cool temperate western margin (British or marine west coast) climate: rain throughout the year, low range
5. Cool temperate continental (Siberian) climate: taiga, extreme range
6. Cool temperate eastern margin (Laurentian) climate: cold winters, warm wet summers
7. Arctic or polar (tundra and ice cap) climates