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The image displays the temperature zones between tropical mountains and temperate mountains, divided into Warm, Cool, Temperate, Forest, Alpine meadows, and Tropical mountains. Altitude in meters and feet is given. Warm zone: suitable for mainly tropical crops (1000-1500 meters/3000-5000 feet), Cool zone: used for coffee and cocoa plantations (1500-2500 meters/5000-8000 feet), Temperate zone: used for coffee and cocoa plantations (2500-3000 meters/8000-10000 feet), Forest: limit for pine trees (2500-3500 meters/8000-11500 feet), Cool zone: general cultivation of grains, potatoes, flax (3000-4000 meters/10000-13000 feet), Alpine meadows (3500-4500 meters/11500-14500 feet), Temperate mountain: Alpine meadows (3500-4500 meters/11500-14500 feet), Tropical mountain: Alpine meadows (4000-5500 meters/13000-17000 feet), Forest: limit for broad-leaf trees (3500-4500 meters/11500-14500 feet), Alpine meadows: limit for pine trees (4500 meters/14500 feet), Alpine meadows: permanent snow line (4500-5000 meters/14500-16000 feet), Tropical mountain: permanent snow line (5000 meters/16000 feet), Temperate mountain: permanent snow line (5000 meters/16000 feet).
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The diagram compares different altitude zones of vegetation and temperature on tropical and temperate mountains, based on changes in climate and land use at various elevations.
Overall, the tropical mountain has a wider range of distinct zones and supports vegetation at much higher altitudes. In contrast, the temperate mountain has fewer zones, and the limits for both tree growth and permanent snow occur at lower elevations.
On the tropical mountain, there are six zones in total. At the base, from 0 to 500 meters, is the warm zone where various tropical crops can be grown. This is followed by the temperature zone (500-1500m), which is suitable for coffee and cocoa plantations. The cool zone, between 1500 and 3000 meters, allows for the cultivation of grains. Above this, a forest zone stretches from 3000 to 4000 meters, where broadleaf and coniferous trees grow until the limit for pine and fir is reached. Alpine meadows cover the area between 4000 and about 4500 meters, and permanent snow is found above 4500 meters.
The temperate mountain, by comparison, has only four main zones. From 0 to 1200 meters is a cool zone where crops like grains, potatoes, and flax are grown. The forest zone lies between 1200 and 1700 meters and ends at the spruce tree limit. Above this, alpine meadows extend up to about 2900 meters, just below the snow line. Permanent snow appears above that point, beginning slightly below 3000 meters.
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