1 .		The climate classification used in your textbook is only one of many such systems that have been devised. One particularly well know classification of the United States and Canada is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plant hardiness zone classification. Do you think that this is a genetic (a type of classification that uses causative factors to determine climatic regions) or an empirical (a type of classifcation based on statistics or other data) classification? How does the plant hardiness classification for your location compare to the climate map from your text? Can you directly relate one map to the other? Why do you think this is the case?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		The climatic pattern of Africa was described in the text as "practically perfect." Is the vegetation pattern similarly regular? Describe the differences between vegetation and climate patterns shown on this vegetation map and this climate map.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.