TEMPERATE CONTINENTAL (STEPPE) CLIMATE.

□ DISTRIBUTION.

◇ Bordering deserts, away from mediterranean regions and in the interiors of continents are Temperate grasslands.

◇ In the northern hemisphere, grasslands are far more extensive and continental.

◇ In Eurasia they are called the steppes.

◇ In North america, the grasslands are quite extensive and called Prairies.

◇ In Southern hemisphere due to narrowness of temperate portions of continents, grasslands are less continental.

◽CLIMATE. 

◇ Temperature.

• Located in heart of continents means that they have little maritime influence.

• Summers are very warm - 66° in winnipeg for july.

• winters cold due to distance from sea.

• In southern hemisphere the climate is never severe.

• Annual temperature is great because of Continentality.

◇ Precipitation.

• In the continental position the annual rain of steppe climate can be expected to be light.

• Average rainfall may be taken as about 20 inches.

▪︎SOURCE - G.C.LEONG.📕