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
ANSWER: b
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