Exam 15: Earths Climates

The highlighted areas have ________ climate.

List two problems scientists encounter as they attempt to divide the Earth into climatic zones.

What distinguishes a subarctic climate from a tundra climate?

Severe midlatitude climates occur

Distinguish mid-latitude steppe from mid-latitude desert and describe where the two exist in the United States.

Describe the various factors used by Koeppen to develop his climate classification system,and then list the main climate groups he identified plus the one the text authors have added.

The main distinguishing factor between the three tropical climate types is

The Great Plains region is best classified as

Ice cap climates over ocean areas have warmer winters than ice cap climates over land areas because

All of the following are characteristics of severe mid-latitude climates,except

Polar climates exist based on

Potential evaporation exceeding precipitation is the defining characteristic for this climate.

For each climate subtype give a one-sentence summary of precipitation and temperature characteristics.

Polar climates are found

The peak wind gust record of Mt.Washington in New Hampshire,set in 1934,was

The only area in the continental United States that comes close to having a monsoonal climate is

Dallas,Texas,has this type of climate: ________.

The highlighted areas represent ________ climates.

Midlatitude deserts and semideserts usually occur to the ________ of major topographic barriers.

This is an example of a ________ climate.