The picture demonstrates the disparities in landscape distribution with regard to mountains located in tropical and temperate areas.
Overall, it is evident that tropical mountains are significantly higher than temperate ones. Additionally, the possible crops and natural landscapes in tropical zones are more diverse compared to temperate mountains, while the latter mainly consists of a cool zone area and alpine meadows.
Looking at details, in tropical mountains, altitudes just over 1000 meters include a warm zone and a temperate zone, specifically suitable for tropical crops and plantations of coffee and cocoa, respectively. Meanwhile, grains, potatoes, and flax are the few crops, which can be cultivated within this altitude in temperate mountains. Stretching from approximately 1800 meters to 3000 meters, the tropical mountains’ cool zone is also designated for grain cultivation. If one were to see broadleaf trees forests in temperate areas, he would have to travel to an altitude of just under 6000 feet, which is also the limit for spruce. On the contrary, the forests are situated between 3000 and 3700 meters in tropical regions – known as the pine and firs limitation.
The second-top layer of the two mountainous areas is called Alpina meadows, which dominate an altitude of around 4000 meters in tropical mountains but stretch within a much lower altitude from 6000 to 9000 feet. Notably, the permafrost zone in the temperate areas is the landscapes, positioned from 9000 feet onwards; however, if one wishes to admire the permanent snow in tropical places, he will need to reach up to 13000 feet with the snow line being well under 4500 meters.