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D S COLD DRY SUMMER

W (CONTINENTAL) DRY WINTER

F WITHOUT DRY SEASON
A HOT SUMMER

B WARM SUMMER

C COLD SUMMER
D VERY COLD WINTER

ANIMAL ADAPTATION

A few examples of wildlife found in the Humid
Continental Climate are deer, horses,
squirrels, chipmunks, mice and rats. They dwell
amongst the temperate grasslands,
mountains and deserts. A myriad of diverse
There are also thousands of birds that live in this climate, in which the majority of them migrate. Migration plants serve as energy for other animals
is a regularity for animals in this climate due to the wide range of temperature. that live there such as bears, wolves, coyotes,
and the animals mentioned previously.
PLANT ADAPTATION

The trees that grow in a humid continental
region are cottonwood, ash, cherry, weeping
willow, birch. Also have trees like pitch pine,
oak, hickory, and maple. The of wild flowers
are jack in the pulit, pussywillow,wild carrot,
Continental climates are found mostly in the interior areas of large continents. Summer temperatures are cattail, chamomile. For this plants to live in
usually 65 to 90 degrees F, and winter temperatures are commonly 10 to 45 degrees F during the day, dipping this type of climate must be able to with
down to -10 to 25 degrees F at night. Plants growing in this climate have adapted to this yearly extreme in stand extreme seasonal and temperature
temperatures. Annual precipitation in the form of rain and snow reach 24 to 48 inches. changes.

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