Climate Zones

Which climate zone's weather is dependent on its elevation?

• Mediterranean

• Arid

• Tundra

• Highlands

What is the coldest climate zone?

• Tundra

• Ice Cap

• Subarctic

• Tropical Wet

What climate zone is the hottest?

• Semiarid

• Marine West Coast

• Tropical Wet

• Mediterranean

What kind of vegetation zone is in the Tropical Wet and Dry climate zone?

• Tundra

• Chaparral

• Tropical Grassland

• Mixed Forest

True or False: The closer you get to the equator, the colder the weather is.

• True

• False

True or False: Climate is usually based on latitude. There is different weather at different zones of latitude.

• True

• False

Minneapolis, Minnesota is an example of which climate zone?

• Humid Continental

• Humid Subtropical

• Marine West Coast

• Highlands

This climate zone is hot year round and has very little rain.

• Tropical Wet

• Arid

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Semiarid

This climate zone has warm summers, cool winters, and rainfall all year.

• Semiarid

• Tropical Wet and Dry

• Humid Subtropical

• Marine West Coast

Which of these climate zones has the smallest difference between their high and low temperatures?

• Tropical Wet

• Semiarid

• Subarctic

• Humid Continental