Question

Research the climate for the area that you live in and respond to the questions below. Place your responses in the paragraph box at the end of this project.

1. Of the four major climate zones—tropical, subtropical, temperate, and polar—what climate zone do you live in?
2. Do you experience a continental or maritime climate? 3. Are you located within a low-pressure or high-pressure belt? What wind pattern flows over your area (prevailing westerlies, easterlies, etc.)?4. What's the average annual precipitation and temperature for your area?5. Why do you have the climate that you do? Do any geographical features influence your climate? any zone idc

Answer 1

1. temperate (im going with the rocky mtns bc i live there)

2. continental

3. low

4. low, about 20 inches. temp - 35.4 °F

5. Because of the high altitude (due to the mountains) and latitude, and because it is located inland. We have the climate that we do because the tectonic plates have pushed rock above the surface (hope that last part is what youre looking for lol)