Exam 12: Climate Change

A region with long, very cold winters and average temperatures that exceed 50 ° F only one or two months during the summer would have ____ climate.

The rainiest places in the world are usually located ____.

A rainshadow desert is normally found ____.

Which letter represents an area where rapid changes in elevation produce sharp changes in climate, making the delineation of climatic regions impossible in Köppen's climate classification system?

Most of Canada lies within which climatic type?

Explain why it is not necessary to visit the earth's North Pole or South Pole to experience a polar environment.

Locations at middle latitudes with monthly average temperatures in the coldest months that are below 64 ° F, but above 27 ° F have ____ climates.

Microclimate refers to the ____.

When the average temperature of the warmest month of a region averages above freezing, but below 50 ° F, you might expect to observe what type of vegetation there?

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair or group of selections. Landmasses heat up and cool off MORE | LESS quickly than large bodies of water.

The lowest mean temperatures in the world occur in ____.

What do the terms microclimate, mesoclimate, and macroclimate mean?

The term monsoon refers to ____.

Instructions: Choose one answer from each pair or group of selections. Precipitation is ABUNDANT | SCARCE in polar regions.

Which climatic region will likely have the largest daily temperature range?

When the average temperature of the warmest month averages 32 ° F or below, Köppen classified this as a(n) ____ climate.

Why do mountain ranges pose a problem for a generalized climate classification system?

A city located on the east coast of the United States with hot, muggy summers and mild winters (the average temperature of the coldest month is above 27 ° F) has a ____ climate.

Factors that produce the climate in any given place are called ____.

Compare the characteristics of savanna versus steppe regions.