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).
The humid continental climate designation belongs to central and northern Kazakhstan, eastern Uzbekistan, central Kyrgyzstan and nearly all of Tajikistan. This area receives more precipitation on average than the rest of central Asia, at least 20 inches per year.Summer temperatures can be sultry in the southern belt of this climate zone, but tend to remain cooler farther north.his area is a true desert, with low relative humidity and mean annual precipitation not exceeding 10 inches. But unlike the sweltering Sahara, it's a cool desert. Annual temperatures average below 64 degrees Fahrenheit, and the mercury drops below freezing in winter, although it can soar in the summer.