World Climate Zones

Which climate zone gets the least amount of precipitation?

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Steppe

• Highland

• Desert

Name the climate zone that is found on the west coast of mid-latitude continents.

• Subarctic

• Humid Subtropical

• Mediterranean

• Marine West Coast

What is the coldest climate zone?

• Tropical Savanna

• Humid Continental

• Steppe

• Ice Cap

Found next to the Tropical Rain Forest zone, this warm climate has a rainy season in summer and a dry season in winter.

• Tropical Savanna

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

• Marine West Coast

This is the only climate zone with four distinct seasons (we live in this zone).

• Highland

• Desert

• Humid Continental

• Tropical Rain Forest

Which climate zone is found in most of Alaska and Canada?

• Subarctic

• Humid Subtropical

• Highland

• Tropical Savanna

This climate zone averages 80 degree temperatures and over 100 inches of rain per year.

• Ice Cap

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

• Tropical Rain Forest

Which climate zone, found in the southeastern United States, has hurricanes as a possible natural hazard?

• Highland

• Humid Subtropical

• Marine West Coast

• Steppe

The characteristics of this climate zone vary by elevation and latitude.

• Highland

• Desert

• Ice Cap

• Mediterranean

Like the Sahel region near the Sahara (north Africa), this climate zone is found near the edges of deserts.

• Tropical Savanna

• Subarctic

• Humid Continental

• Steppe