CLIMATE CONNECTIONS
A region has extremely cold temperatures, a short growing season, and people who traditionally depend on hunting and fishing. Identify the climate zone.
What is the Polar Climate Zone?
People living in this biome adapted to extreme cold by using parkas, fur-lined boots, igloos, and sod houses.
What is the Tundra?
This region is known for hot, humid summers and cold winters and contains the Appalachian Mountains
What is the Northeast?
I am the Northeast city where the U.S. Constitution was signed.
What is Philadelphia?
The Great Lakes are most closely associated with this U.S. region.
What is the Midwest?
A region experiences moderate temperatures, four seasons, and moderate rainfall throughout the year.
What is the Temperate Climate Zone?
Moose, caribou, bison, beaver, and fish were important resources for people living in this biome
What is the Taiga/Coniferous Forest?
This region has a humid subtropical climate and is prone to hurricanes.
What is the Southeast?
I am the Southeast city that is the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Atlanta?
The Grand Canyon and several deserts are found in this region.
What is the Southwest?
A region has very little precipitation, high temperatures, and receives some rainfall in short, intense bursts during late-summer monsoons.
What is the Arid Climate Zone?
Oak and maple trees are examples of vegetation found in this biome.
What is the Deciduous Forest?
This region contains the Great Lakes, Great Plains, and Mississippi River.
What is the Midwest?
I am the Midwest city known as the "Motor City."
What is Detroit?
The Pacific Ocean, Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Rocky Mountains are geographic features associated with this region.
What is the West?
A region has mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers, with drought and wildfire periods.
What is the Continental/Mediterranean Climate Zone?
Overhunting nearly caused the extinction of the American bison in this biome.
What are the Grasslands/Great Plains?
This region is mostly arid or semi-arid and contains the Grand Canyon and several deserts
What is the Southwest?
I am the Southwest city where the Battle of the Alamo took place.
What is San Antonio?
The Atlantic Ocean, Appalachian Mountains, and Great Lakes are major geographic features associated with this region.
What is the Northeast?
A climate has high temperatures and humidity with generally only wet and dry seasons and can produce hurricanes.
What is the Tropical Climate Zone?
his biome has mountain slopes, rocky plains, flat plains, and coastal areas and is associated with drought and wildfires.
What is Chaparral?
This region has climates ranging from arid and semi-arid to tropical, subarctic, and arctic.
What is the West?
I am the West Coast city founded on Puget Sound and named after Chief Seattle.
What is Seattle?
The Mississippi River runs through these two regions.
What are the Southeast and the Mid-West?