When the Average Temperature for Every Month Drops Below Freezing

question 96

Multiple Choice

When the average temperature for every month drops below freezing, plant growth is impossible, and the region is perpetually covered with snow and ice, the climate is classified as ____.

• A)subpolar
• B)polar ice cap
• C)polar tundra
• D)polar taiga
• E)arctic

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