Tierra caliente
Tierra caliente is an informal term used in Latin America to refer to places with a distinctly tropical climate. These are usually regions from 0 to 3,000 feet above sea level.[1][2][3][4] The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal used the altitude of 1,000 m as the border between the tropical rain forest and the subtropical cloud forest (Yunga fluvial).[5]
Most tierra caliente regions are along coastal plains, but some interior basin regions also fit the label.
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See also
- Köppen climate classification
- Altitudinal zonation
- Tierra templada, ecoregion border: 2,500 ft or 1,000 m (Javier Pulgar Vidal)
- Tierra fría, ecoregion border, 6,000 ft or 2,300 m (Javier Pulgar Vidal)
- Tierra helada, ecoregion border, treeline: 12,000 ft or 3,500 m (Javier Pulgar Vidal)
Literature
- ^ Brigitta Schütt (2005); Azonale Böden und Hochgebirgsböden Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zech, W. and Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2002); Böden der Welt – Ein Bildatlas, Heidelberg, p. 98.
- ^ Christopher Salter, Joseph Hobbs, Jesse Wheeler and J. Trenton Kostbade (2005); Essentials of World Regional Geography 2nd Edition. NY: Harcourt Brace. p.464-465.
- ^ "Middle America: Altitudinal Zonation". www.harpercollege.edu. Harper College. Archived from the original on June 19, 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Pulgar Vidal, Javier: Geografía del Perú; Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Perú. Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition (his dissertation of 1940): Las ocho regiones naturales del Perú, Boletín del Museo de historia natural "Javier Prado", n° especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145-161.
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