| A | B |
|---|
| Marine | Pacific cost of North America with ocean winds that blow cool summers and cool damp winters |
| Ice cap | always below freezing lichens only vegetation that can survive |
| Mediterranean | mild rainy winters and hot sunny summers |
| Subtropical | short mild winters and nearly year round rain |
| Tundra | winter darkness and bitter cold last for several months |
| Desert | dry areas with sparse plant life little precipitation |
| Steppe | areas often bordering deserts dru ;arge;u tree;ess grass;amds |
| Subarctic | winters bitterly cold summers short and cool-has widest temperature ranges |
