🔍 Key Concepts

• General climate zones along the U.S. Gulf Coast • Differences between marine (ocean‑influenced) climates and humid subtropical climates • How latitude and warm ocean currents affect temperature and humidity

💭 Think About

• Think about what you personally experience along the northern Gulf Coast (Texas to Florida Panhandle): Is it usually dry or humid? Are winters very cold or generally mild? • Which option best matches a place that has hot summers, mild winters, and high humidity near a warm body of water? • Compare the phrases: marine type climate, east coast marine, humid subtropical, and variable. Which one sounds like a standard, well‑defined climate classification for that region?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you understand what humid and subtropical means: warm temperatures most of the year plus high humidity. • Check whether "east coast marine type" usually describes the Atlantic Northeast or the Gulf of Mexico area. • Ask yourself if the climate in that region is really "variable from warm to subtropical" or if it tends to stay in one main category all year.