June 19, 2026

What environmental factor leads to significantly different growing seasons in Southern Shores, North Carolina, and Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania?

A plant hardiness zone
B Intertropical Convergence Zone
C Special Economic Zone
D Canadian Shield

Southern Shores sits in plant hardiness zone 8b, with an average annual low temperature around 16 degrees Fahrenheit. Springfield Township, Bucks County lies in the much colder zone 6b, where the average annual low drops to about minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.

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