USA: climate

The Great Basin and Columbia Plateau are ____ regions where precipitation averages less than 15 inches.

• arid

• polar

• subtropical

• continental

The Cascades are one of the ____ places on Earth.

• driest

• snowiest

• hottest

• windiest

The humid subtropical climate is characterized by ___ summers, and cold to mild winters.

• hot and humid

• hot and dry

• mild and wet

• mild and dry

Humid continental climate is characterized by ____ summers and dry winters.

• warm/hot and wet

• warm/hot and dry

• mild and wet

• mild and dry

Much of California consists of ____ climate with sometimes excessive rainfall from October-April and nearly no rain the rest of the year.

• Mediterranean

• subtropical

• tropical

• oceanic

Florida has a subtropical climate in the northern part and ____ climate in the southern part.

• tropical

• arid

• semiarid

• Mediterranean

The USA has a comparatively _____ climate for agriculture.

• favourable

• hostile

In northern Alaska ____ and arctic conditions predominate.

• tundra

• desert

• forest

• prairie

Which one is NOT true?

The Pacific Ring of Fire

• is an area of heavy tectonic and volcanic activity.

• is a source of 90% of the world's earthquakes.

• includes Mount St. Helens in Washington state.

• includes Hawaii.

The Great Plains region has mainly ___ climate.

• arid

• semiarid

• continental

• Mediterranean