In North America, temperatures are generally warmer from north to south. Recall that the Earth is a sphere, so places closer to the Equator receive more direct sunlight than places that are farther away. North America ranges in latitude from the southernmost point in the state of Florida in the United States (24.5° N) to the northernmost point on Ellesmere Island in the Nunavut Territory of Canada (83°N).
Use the thematic map of climate in Figure 4.3 to identify the following climates.
Figure 4.3 Köppen Climate Classification of North America.
Source: Ali Zifan, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_America_map_of_K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification.svg
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