Ch1L3 pg. 35-37 Climate Regions

The tropical wet climate region is found in ______.

• Alaska

• Hawaii

• Northeast United States

• Southeast United States

Which climate region covers the northeast quarter of the United States?

• Humid subtropical climate

• Tropical wet climate

• Continental climate

• Subpolar climate

Fill in the blank: The _______ climate is known for 'dry, either hot or cold'.

• Desert

• Marine

• Tropical wet

• Highland

Which climate region experiences 'cool and wet' conditions?

• Marine

• Desert

• Semiarid

• Tropical wet and dry

Which region is described as having 'hot, dry, wind, cold, sleet, thunder, puddles, drama'?

• Semiarid

• Tropical wet

• Marine

• Subpolar

Fill in the blank: Mountainous areas in the western United States have a _______ climate.

• Highland

• Desert

• Marine

• Tropical wet

What is the average annual precipitation in desert climate regions of the southwestern United States?

• Less than 10 inches

• 10-20 inches

• 20-30 inches

• More than 30 inches

The desert climate region receives little precipitation because it lies in the ______ of the western mountains.

• rain shadow

• light shadow

• plateau

• western side

Which climate is found on the northern Pacific Coast west of the Cascade Mountains?

• Desert

• Marine

• Mediterranean

• Tropical

What causes the 4 seasons of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn?

• Earth's rotation on its axis

• Earth's orbit around the sun

• The moon's orbit around the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the Earth and the moon