Exam 9: Earth’s Climatic Regions

You have been asked to design a new climate classification system.Will it be based on causative factors (i.e. ,a genetic classification)or statistics (i.e. ,an empirical classification system),or a combination thereof? What factors will you consider in your classification?

Which is true of humid subtropical winter-dry climates?

Tropical climates are typically located

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

The two factors that determine the distribution of the four distinct dry climate regimes are

Which of the following is not a causal element of microthermal climates?

Humid subtropical hot-summer climates receive ___ precipitation during the summer and ____ precipitation in the winter.

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

A climate classification based on temperature and precipitation is a(n)____classification.

Marine west coast climates are dominated by what air masses?

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

Which of the following is true regarding humid continental hot-summer and humid continental mild-summer climates?

Major ecosystems determined largely by climatic regions and classified largely based on predominant vegetation are called

Which air masses influence the humid continental hot-summer climates in North America?

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

In order to maintain optimal cacao growing conditions as global temperatures rise,

____ is a mesothermal climate with a long,hot,dry summer.

Insolation,the energy input for the climate system,is largely determined by

Which of the following is false regarding the Mediterranean classification?

Mesothermal climates