This flow chart presents the climate classification system developed in the early 1900s by German climatologist and amateur botanist Wladimir Koppen. The system establishes six climate zones (denoted by letters) described in terms of average monthly temperature and precipitation. The outline also includes exmples of locations which are in a particular zone, controlling factors that contribute to the climate in a zone, and distinguishing characteristics.
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