Due to its large size and wide range of geographic features, the United States contains examples of nearly every global climate. The climate is temperate in most areas, subtropical in the Southern United States, tropical in Hawaii and southern Florida, polar in Alaska, semiarid in the Great Plains west of the 100th meridian, Mediterranean in coastal California and arid in the Great Basin. Its comparatively favorable agricultural climate contributed (in part) to the country's rise as a world power, with infrequent severe drought in the major agricultural regions, a general lack of widespread flooding, and a mainly temperate climate that receives adequate precipitation. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the climate like in the Southern United States? ANS1 subtropical QSN2 Hawaii has what type of climate? ANS2 tropical QSN3 Which state is known for its Mediterranean climate? ANS3 California QSN4 What contributed to the rise of the US as a world power? ANS4 agricultural climate QSN5 What is the climate like in most areas of the US? ANS5 temperate