Exam 10: Global Climate Systems

Once developed, a climate classification system can be considered complete; i.e., it needs no further revision.

Climatic conditions on Earth are determined based solely on latitude.

As distance from the equator increases, seasonal variation in temperature tends to

Which of the following is not true of tropical and subtropical hot desert climates?

Microthermal climates are predominately influenced by continental tropical (cT) air masses.

Tropical climates have inconsistent daylengths and insolation throughout the year.

The wet season of the tropical monsoon climate of SE Asia occurs during the season of ________ Sun due to the presence of the ________ over the continent. (low Sun = "winter" and high Sun = "summer")

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

The only interruption to the distribution of tropical forest climates across equatorial regions are

The bulk of the world's population lives within the Tropical climates.

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

Dry climates are by far the most extensive climate over land.

The annual temperature range of places located in the interior of a continent is ________ those located along the coast at the same latitude.

Polar climates have extremely low humidity and precipitation and are often considered "frozen deserts."

Los Angeles, located in a Mediterranean climate zone, is kept ________ during the summer because of the presence of ________.

The tropical savanna climate has

Along the periphery of hot deserts, where shifting subtropical high pressure cells create a distinct summer-dry and winter-wet pattern, one finds

No two places on the Earth's surface experience exactly the same climatic conditions.

An empirical classification is based on, among other factors,

Heave annual snowfalls is a common occurrence in Antarctica.