The Differences Between a Tropical Climate and a Hot Climate.
Above this you will see two climate graphs. The first one is representing the air temperature in °C and amount of rainfall in millimeters for one year in the Sahara Desert.
The second climate graph is representing the temperature in °F and in °C and the amount or rainfall in millimeters for one year in the Amazon Rainforest.
There are a few differences between a tropical climate and a hot climate. The biggest difference would be the amount of rainfall each climate gets. Tropical Rainforests get about 250cm's of rainfall per year. In a desert, the average amount of rainfall a year can be as little as 25cm's! In a rainforest there is so much rainfall because of it's hot, wet climate. Tropical climates are located near the equator, which means that there is more direct sunlight hitting the land and sea there than anywhere else in the world. The sun warms the land and sea and causes the water to evaporate, and the process of precipitaion begins, and repeats over and over again. In hot climates such as a desert, there is less humidity and the sun does not shine as strongly onto the land and sea as it does with tropical climates, as it is not as close to the equator. The little amount of rainfall in the deserts, such as the Sahara, causes all the drought and desertification. In tropical rainforest's such as the Amazon, they do not have this problem at all. It rains at least once every day there.
The second climate graph is representing the temperature in °F and in °C and the amount or rainfall in millimeters for one year in the Amazon Rainforest.
There are a few differences between a tropical climate and a hot climate. The biggest difference would be the amount of rainfall each climate gets. Tropical Rainforests get about 250cm's of rainfall per year. In a desert, the average amount of rainfall a year can be as little as 25cm's! In a rainforest there is so much rainfall because of it's hot, wet climate. Tropical climates are located near the equator, which means that there is more direct sunlight hitting the land and sea there than anywhere else in the world. The sun warms the land and sea and causes the water to evaporate, and the process of precipitaion begins, and repeats over and over again. In hot climates such as a desert, there is less humidity and the sun does not shine as strongly onto the land and sea as it does with tropical climates, as it is not as close to the equator. The little amount of rainfall in the deserts, such as the Sahara, causes all the drought and desertification. In tropical rainforest's such as the Amazon, they do not have this problem at all. It rains at least once every day there.
