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).
Tropical climate. Tropical climate refers to zones in a range of latitudes between 5/10 to 35. The temperatures remain high all over the year and shows an annual wide change in precipitations with wet and dry seasons: The dry season duration is proportional to the latitude to ultimatly become a mostly dry area.