Answer by Chuckbonner. Confidence votes 1.1K. Chordata is the phylum of animals that have a number of features in common, but most notably a notochord (which is called a spinal cord in humans because we have a backbone, a spine, through which it is routed).All the vertebrates (animals with a backbone) are grouped within this phylum.he chordata phylum is the highest phylum in the animal kingdom. Charachterized by a notochord, nerve, cord and gill slits; includes the urochordates, lancets, and vertebrates â¦ . Basically, the horse has a spinal chord, is a vertebrate. 3 people found this useful.
Columbia has a climate marked by sharp seasonal contrasts in temperature, falling between a humid continental and humid subtropical climate (KÃ¶ppen Dfa/Cfa, respectively), and is located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a.
The Columbia River basinâs climate, strongly affected by orographic influences, is partly continental and partly marine. The Rocky Mountains to the east block out most of the severe winter storms of the interior of the continent, and the Cascade Range to the west shields the basin from moist Pacific Ocean air.