Boreal Climate

Question 0

How many seasons does the Subarctic climate (or Boreal) have? Name them.

Answer 0

Two seasons - winter and summer

Question 1

What is another term for Boreal Climate?

Answer 1

Subarctic Climate

Question 2

Describe the seasons of the Boreal - what are they like?

Answer 2

The winter is much longer and extremely cold. The cool to mild summer lasts only 2-3 months. Sometimes, summer is only 1 month.

Question 3

Where is the Boreal Climate located?

Answer 3

It is found away from the coast (in the interior).

Remember: think “inside”, away from the ocean

Question 4

Describe the temperature of the Boreal?

Answer 4

Temperatures can reach -40 degrees in the winter and be as high as 85 degrees in the summer. A 125 degree range.

Question 5

Which climate has the widest temperature range of any climate?

Answer 5

Boreal Climate (or Subarctic)

Question 6

Describe the precipitation in Boreal?

Answer 6

There is very little evaporation because of cold temperatures, so very little precipitation falls here.
There is only between 10-20 inches of rain falls in Boreal (Subarctic).

Question 7

Describe what the subarctic region looks like.

Answer 7

Subarctic regions are covered in snow for most of the year. The short warm summer melts most of the snow.

Question 8

In Boreal, when does most of the rain fall (which season?)

Answer 8

Most of the rain falls in the summer.