Where Is It Located?

NORTHEAST 1/4 of U.S.

Atlantic Coast to 100 WEST Long

 Characteristics
Warm, Humid Summers
Cold,
Snowy
Winters
4 DISTINCT SEASONS
 Humid-Cont. Vegetation
A Variety of
Plants, Trees,
& Grasses
 Where Is It Located?
SOUTH-EAST 1/4 U.S.
Atlantic
Coast
to 100
WEST
Longitude
 CHARACTERISTICS
Hot & Humid Summers!
Mild Winters
(Some Snow & Frost)

Get an Even
Amount
of Rainfall
Humid-SubTrop Vegetation
A Variety of
Plants, Trees,
& Grasses
Where Is It Located?
Very
Southern
Tip Of
Florida Miami
 CHARACTERISTICS

Hot & Wet

Summers
Dry &
Mild-Warm
Winters
Tropical-Savanna Vegetation
Grasslands &
Swamps!
 Where Is It Located?
GREAT
PLAINS
STATES!
WEST of
100 West
Longitude
 CHARACTERISTICS
Hot Summers & Cold Winters

Violent
Weather
can
occur!
 1930s Dust Bowl
Massive Drought in the Steppe

Many farmers migrated to California

Steppe Vegetation
Vast Grasslands

But
Few
Trees!
Where Is It Located?
Tall Mountains in the
Interior Western States
EXAMPLES:
Rocky Mts
Sierra Nevada Mts
Cascade Mts
CHARACTERISTICS
The temperature & amount
of precipitation depend on
elevation
AND
exposure
Highland Vegetation
EVERGREENS!
Where Is It Located?

SOUTHWEST U.S.A.
Arizona,
New Mexico,
Texas, Nevada,
Utah, & Calif.
CHARACTERISTICS
Very Dry, Low Humidity
Less than
10 inches
of rain
per year!
Only Drought-Resistant
Plants Can Survive!
Where Is It Located?
NW Pacific
Coastline
Washington,
Oregon, & NW
California
& SE
Alaska!
 CHARACTERISTICS
Mild Temperatures
& Clear Sunny Summers
Cold,
Cloudy,
& Wet
Winters
 Marine W-C Vegetation
RAIN
FORESTS!
(NOT Tropical)
Where Is It Located?

Southern &
Central
California
CHARACTERISTICS
Long, Warm, &
DRY Summers
Mild
Temps &
Wetter
Winters
Mediterranean Vegetation
Short Shrubs

Plants w/ hard,
dry leaves that
burn easily
(forest fires are
common in dry
summer months)
Where Is It Located?
Southern
& Central
Interior
Alaska
CHARACTERISTICS
LONG & COLD Winters

Short &
Warm
Summers
Sub-Arctic Vegetation
FORESTS!
Where Is It Located?

Northern
Coast of
Alaska
Characteristics
COLD
ALL YEAR!
& Permafrost
Very Little
Precipitation
INUIT Live Here
 Tundra Vegetation
NO TREES!
Only Small Plants Can Grow
Where Is It Located?

Hawaiian Islands
 Characteristics
WARM & RAINY
ALL YEAR!
Vegetation
Tropical
Rain
Forests!
 Shade a climate map of the
United States using your notes!