Exam 7: Review of Earthʹs Climate System

North American humid continental hot-summer climates are affected by conflicting maritime tropical (mT)and continental polar (cP)air masses.

-A genetic classification system can be based partly on

-This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

Chaparral is a type of vegetation found in subarctic climates.

The bulk of the worldʹs population lives within the Tropical climates.

Polar climates have extremely low humidity and precipitation and are often considered ʺfrozen deserts.ʺ

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

-This climograph is characteristic of which climate type?

Tropical monsoon climates are found principally in the interior of continents in the equatorial region.

Shifting subtropical high pressure systems may create drier conditions in otherwise humid mesothermal climates.

Humid subtropical hot-summer climates

A climate classifications based on monthly temperature and precipitation averages is an example of an empirical classification.

Tropical savanna climates can have two temperature maximums during the year as the subsolar points moves overhead both before and after the summer solstice.

Tropical rain forest climates are influenced by subtropical high pressure cells year-round.

Shifting maritime and continental air masses are a causal factor of mesothermal climates.

Which type of vegetation grows in the Mediterranean climate?

Humid subtropical climates experience convectional showers in the summer and frontal showers in the fall,winter and spring,creating year-round precipitation.

-Which of the following is NOT a causal element of microthermal climates?