USA Climate
Arizona is part of this climate zone.
Desert
This climate region is always hot with an average temperature of 80*. It also rains almost daily. What climate is this?
Tropical Wet
This factor helps determine the climate of a region due to the ______ of the land above sea level?
Elevation
What is the name for the natural disaster that is shaped like a funnel in the sky?
Tornado
The Midwest (Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, etc.) lands in this climate zone.
Humid Continental
This climate is found amongst flat, treeless land that forms a ring around the Arctic Ocean. What is it?
Tundra
The closer to the equator, the ____ it will be.
Warmer/Hotter
What is a heavy storm that has wind speeds higher than 35 miles per hour and reduces visibility?
Blizzard
Northern California, Oregon and Washington run along the coast. What is the climate zone the coast is a part of?
Marine West Coast
This climate region does receive precipitation, just not very much. Summers are hot and winters are cold. What region is it?
Semiarid
The farther from the equator the ______ it will be.
Cooler/Colder
These types of storms form over warm tropical waters. What are they?
Hurricanes
The Southern States (Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, etc.) land in which climate zone?
Humid Subtropic
Snow, ice, and permanently freezing temperatures characterize this region, it is so cold, that it rarely snows. What is it?
Ice Cap
These currents help distribute the sun's heat from one part of the world to another. What type of currents are these?
Wind Currents
A long period of time without rain or very minimal rainfall is called a _______?
Drought
Southern Florida is the only part of the US in this climate zone. What is it?
Tropical Wet and Dry
Evergreen forests cover the lands in this region. Huge temperature variations between summer and winter. Summer is short and cool, and winter is always cold. What is it?
Subarctic
These currents are like rivers flowing in the ocean. Moving warm waters away from the away from the equator and the cooler water back towards the equator. What kind of currents are these?
Ocean Currents
When water spreads over land that is usually not covered by water. This is called a ______?
Flood