Question 1

Which is  not true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) it creates the smallest variation in climate from year to year on a global scale. 
B) it involves lower than normal pressure in the western Pacific and higher than normal pressure in the eastern Pacific,reversing the trade winds. 
C) it brings rain to some areas and drought to others,predictably and consistently. 
D) it is linked to droughts in India,floods in the southwestern United States,and droughts in South Africa and Australia. 
E) it is completely understood now,and can be predicted decades in advance. 
A) it creates the smallest variation in climate from year to year on a global scale. 
B) it involves lower than normal pressure in the western Pacific and higher than normal pressure in the eastern Pacific,reversing the trade winds. 
C) it brings rain to some areas and drought to others,predictably and consistently. 
D) it is linked to droughts in India,floods in the southwestern United States,and droughts in South Africa and Australia. 
E) it is completely understood now,and can be predicted decades in advance.

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding greenhouse gasses?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon dioxide is the only radiatively active gas. 
B) over half of the warming is associated with increasing levels of methane (CH₂). 
C) chlorofluorocarbon,so devastating to the ozonosphere,are not of significance to global warming. 
D) carbon dioxide,methane,and CFCs,among others,are radiatively active gases. 
A) carbon dioxide is the only radiatively active gas. 
B) over half of the warming is associated with increasing levels of methane (CH₂). 
C) chlorofluorocarbon,so devastating to the ozonosphere,are not of significance to global warming. 
D) carbon dioxide,methane,and CFCs,among others,are radiatively active gases.

Question 3

The Mediterranean climate requires the use of irrigation for most crops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The climate of an area can be classified in different ways depending upon the criteria used to define it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The authors of the textbook describe the various climates of the world using a

Accepted Answer

A) purely genetic system. 
B) purely empirical system. 
C) combination of both genetic and empirical criteria. 
A) purely genetic system. 
B) purely empirical system. 
C) combination of both genetic and empirical criteria.

Question 6

Atlanta,Georgia,Buenos Aires,Argentina,and Nagasaki,Japan all share the following climate classification.

Accepted Answer

A) Humid continental hot-summer 
B) Humid subtropical hot-summer 
C) Mediterranean hot-summer 
D) Semiarid steppe 
E) Marine west coast 
A) Humid continental hot-summer 
B) Humid subtropical hot-summer 
C) Mediterranean hot-summer 
D) Semiarid steppe 
E) Marine west coast

Question 7

A climate that is mesothermal and has a long,hot,dry summer would be designated by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical savanna 
B) Semiarid steppe 
C) Mediterranean 
D) Humid subtropical,hot summer 
E) Humid continental,hot summer 
A) Tropical savanna 
B) Semiarid steppe 
C) Mediterranean 
D) Humid subtropical,hot summer 
E) Humid continental,hot summer

Question 8

Earth is within 1 C° of equaling the highest average temperature of the past 125,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Köppen climate classification system is a purely genetic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is correct regarding tundra climates?

Accepted Answer

A) spruce,fir and larch trees survive in this climate zone. 
B) there is a true summer in this region. 
C) precipitation is in excess of a very small potential evapotranspiration. 
D) the land is under continuous snow cover for about 5 months. 
E) although there are cold winters,dense forest covers much of this zone. 
A) spruce,fir and larch trees survive in this climate zone. 
B) there is a true summer in this region. 
C) precipitation is in excess of a very small potential evapotranspiration. 
D) the land is under continuous snow cover for about 5 months. 
E) although there are cold winters,dense forest covers much of this zone.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the subarctic climate regions of Canada and Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Permafrost does not occurs here. 
B) Broadleaf deciduous trees,such as maple and sweetgum,dominate the area. 
C) The area never experiences hot summer temperatures. 
D) This climate zone constitutes the maximum poleward extent of savanna. 
E) This is the zone that experiences the greatest temperature range of any place on Earth. 
A) Permafrost does not occurs here. 
B) Broadleaf deciduous trees,such as maple and sweetgum,dominate the area. 
C) The area never experiences hot summer temperatures. 
D) This climate zone constitutes the maximum poleward extent of savanna. 
E) This is the zone that experiences the greatest temperature range of any place on Earth.

Question 12

The west coast of Canada is a moist environment because of

Accepted Answer

A) the effect of continental air masses. 
B) the presence of mountains. 
C) the predominant direction the winds that blow from the east at that latitude (about 45° to 50° N). 
D) Arctic outflows that bring colder,moister air into the area. 
E) warm ocean currents that bring moisture to the area. 
A) the effect of continental air masses. 
B) the presence of mountains. 
C) the predominant direction the winds that blow from the east at that latitude (about 45° to 50° N). 
D) Arctic outflows that bring colder,moister air into the area. 
E) warm ocean currents that bring moisture to the area.

Question 13

El Ni $ \overline n $o always affects the same regions the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a predicted consequence of the global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) flooding of low-lying coastal areas 
B) containment of tropical diseases to regions now affected by them 
C) stability in species composition of forest ecosystems 
D) status quo in international trade relationships-especially those pertaining to food 
E) increased sea ice in the Arctic that will prevent use of the northwest passage. 
A) flooding of low-lying coastal areas 
B) containment of tropical diseases to regions now affected by them 
C) stability in species composition of forest ecosystems 
D) status quo in international trade relationships-especially those pertaining to food 
E) increased sea ice in the Arctic that will prevent use of the northwest passage.

Question 15

Climates may be stable over several human generations,and also change over longer time periods (thousands to millions of years).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The largest percentage of Earth's population lives within the

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical climates. 
B) Desert climates. 
C) Mesothermal climates. 
D) Microthermal climates. 
E) Polar and Highland climates. 
A) Tropical climates. 
B) Desert climates. 
C) Mesothermal climates. 
D) Microthermal climates. 
E) Polar and Highland climates.

Question 17

Marine west coast climates occur only along the west coasts of continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Despite its location of 49° north latitude,Vancouver,British Columbia does not experience a single month that averages below freezing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following has a typical subarctic,very cold winter climate?

Accepted Answer

A) Churchill,Manitoba 
B) Dalian,China 
C) Verkhoyansk,Siberia,Russia 
D) Duluth,Minnesota 
E) Ottawa,Ontario 
A) Churchill,Manitoba 
B) Dalian,China 
C) Verkhoyansk,Siberia,Russia 
D) Duluth,Minnesota 
E) Ottawa,Ontario

Question 20

The gas that is thought to be responsible for more than half of the anthropogenic warming of the atmosphere is

Accepted Answer

A) methane. 
B) water vapor. 
C) carbon dioxide. 
D) CFCs. 
E) ozone. 
A) methane. 
B) water vapor. 
C) carbon dioxide. 
D) CFCs. 
E) ozone.

Exam 10: Climate Systems and Climate Change

Which is not true of The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)phenomenon?

Which of the following is true regarding greenhouse gasses?

The Mediterranean climate requires the use of irrigation for most crops.

The climate of an area can be classified in different ways depending upon the criteria used to define it.

The authors of the textbook describe the various climates of the world using a

Atlanta,Georgia,Buenos Aires,Argentina,and Nagasaki,Japan all share the following climate classification.

A climate that is mesothermal and has a long,hot,dry summer would be designated by which of the following?

Earth is within 1 C° of equaling the highest average temperature of the past 125,000 years.

The Köppen climate classification system is a purely genetic system.

Which of the following is correct regarding tundra climates?

Which of the following is true of the subarctic climate regions of Canada and Asia?

The west coast of Canada is a moist environment because of

El Ni n‾ \overline n n o always affects the same regions the same way.

Which of the following is a predicted consequence of the global warming?

Climates may be stable over several human generations,and also change over longer time periods (thousands to millions of years).

The largest percentage of Earth's population lives within the

Marine west coast climates occur only along the west coasts of continents.

Despite its location of 49° north latitude,Vancouver,British Columbia does not experience a single month that averages below freezing.

Which of the following has a typical subarctic,very cold winter climate?

The gas that is thought to be responsible for more than half of the anthropogenic warming of the atmosphere is

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