The cold temperatures and low amounts of precipitation characteristic of Barrow, AK, provide an example of a __________ climate.

Barrow, Alaska, is far north in the Arctic, where temperatures are very cold and precipitation is generally low. These conditions are characteristic of a polar climate, so the best answer is polar. A continental climate can have cold winters, but Barrow’s Arctic location and extreme cold make polar the better classification.

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