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Here is a map of biomes. 🧵

Three successive climatic strips are repeated to the north and south of the equator, covering the Mediterranean , desert, subtropical and intertropical rainy, the latter, in its two main types, savannah and jungle.

The climate zone is hot year-round. During the summers, rainfall occurs due to the influence of trade winds from the sea and during winters the climate is drier. The trees are smaller and the soil is clearer.


The climate has warm summers and mild winters. Temperatures vary according to height. The rains fall in winter in the north and are distributed throughout the year to the south. Societies have modified the landscape for livestock and agriculture.

Only the high of East have cold climates due to heights. It receives humid winds that produce important rains, especially in summer.

The desert winds are dry. In the Sahara the daily thermal amplitude reaches 80ºC.