Starches make up a large part of the carbohydrates consumed by Americans. Foods made from starchy vegetables, grains or their flours, such as french fries, baked potatoes, breads, pasta, rice, cookies and cakes, are all high in starches.
However, the average annual temperature is similar to that of the other tropical wet climates. Mean monthly temperatures in the Tropical Wet/Dry climate range from 18 o C (64.4 o F) to above 25 o C (77 o F).
World map with the intertropical zone highlighted in crimson. Tropical climate zones of the Earth where all twelve months have mean temperatures above 18.0 Â°C (64.4 Â°F) The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the equator.