The document summarizes several climate zones found within the United States, including humid continental, humid subtropical, steppe, desert, high latitude, and tropical climates. It notes that humid continental climates are found in the northern Great Plains and Atlantic coast with cold winters and hot summers. Humid subtropical climates cover the Southern Great Plains and Southeastern states, featuring milder winters and hot, humid summers prone to tropical storms. Steppe and desert climates are limited to the western United States, with steppe receiving just enough rain to support grasses and deserts like Death Valley experiencing extremely high summer temperatures. Alaska has a high latitude climate that is mostly subarctic and tundra with

1. United States Climate

2. Mid-Latitude Climates Humid Continental- northern Great Plains to the northern Atlantic coast Cold winters, long hot summers, rains throughout the year and snow often falls in this region during winter

3. Mid-Latitude Climates Humid Subtropical-Southern Great Plains and Southeastern states Winters are milder than northern Great Plains, summers are hot and humid Location near the Gulf of Mexico often bring Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

4. Which Climate Type?

5. Dry Climates Steppe- western Great Plains Just enough rain to support thick grasses Also found on Plateaus west of the Rockies . Desert- southwest Death Valley lowest pt in U.S. In summer temps reach 120’s

6. High Latitude Climate Found in Alaska 2/3 sub artic, 1/3 tundra Cool summers, freezing winters Very little vegetation in far north

7. Tropical Climates Southern tip of Florida and Hawaii Warm temps year round and year round rainfall Hawaii receives most rainfall in U.S. Hawaii moderate temps winter temps avg 72 0 Summer temps 78 0

8. Questions 1. Why do you think dry climates are only found in the western United States? 2. In which climate zone is Michigan found in?

9. Tale of Two Cities You will be seeing two cities that lie at approximately the same latitude. Figure why the climates are so different