M3 Unit 2: Climates of North America

North America is located in a tropical zone up to the North Pole, What factor affects the climate?

• Elevation

• Latitude

• Distance of the sea

• Hurricane storm

In the area of the Rocky Mountains and high mountain ranges, the temperature drops lower than on the plain located in the same latitude. What factor affects the climate?

• Distance from the sea

• Direction of mountains

• Elevation

• Hurricane storm

Because North America is very broad in the North and narrower in the South, it receives a different amount of humidity from the sea. What factor affects the climate?

• elevation

• the direction of global winds

• the direction of the sea

• latitude

They block the wind from the ocean, causing the winds to bring more humidity and rains to the windward side of mountains. What factor affects the climate?

• the direction of global winds

• direction of mountains

• ocean current

• elevation

The Gulf Stream flows past the Atlantic coast causing the East of the USA to have a warm and humid climate. What factor affects the climate?

• ocean current

• the direction of global winds

• direction of mountains

• hurricane storm

Countries in the Caribbean Sea and around the Gulf of Mexico have high amounts of rain from the global wind bringing humidity. What factor affects the climate?

• elevation

• ocean current

• hurricane storm

• the direction of global winds

It is in the area of the Western Mountains Ranges, such as the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Madre. What climate is it?

• Tundra climate

• Highland climate

• Ice Cap climate

• Semi-Polar climate

It is covered by ice in a wide area in the center of Greenland. It is extremely cold all year round. It has no summer. What climate is it?

• Semi-Polar or Taiga climate

• Ice Cap climate

• Polar of Tundra climate

• Humid continental climate

It covers the area in the North of the continent from the East coast to the West coast of Canada and most areas of Alaska. Winter is long and very cold and covered by snow. What climate is it?

• Humid continental climate

• Tundra climate

• Humid subtropical climate

• Semi-Polar or Taiga climate

It is in the area around a latitude of 50° N from the South coast of Canada to the North of the USA into the central area of the continent around the Great Lakes and the northern of the USA. What climate is it?

• Humid continental climate

• Humid subtropical climate

• Mediterranean climate

• Marine West Coast climate