Exam 7: Global Climates and Climate Change

In the United States, the moist continental climate covers most of the:

Highland climates are unique in that they tend to be __________ than other areas at the same latitude.

Explain the three main climate groups.

Wet equatorial climates have large amounts of precipitation every month, but there is some seasonal variability associated with the migration of the ITCZ.

Wet equatorial climates are characterized by hot summers and mild winters.

Mid-latitude deserts and steppes tend to be dry because of their inland locations that are far from oceanic moisture sources and often in the rainshadows of coastal mountains.

Climographs show at least two variables of climate such as monthly average temperature and precipitation for a location.

The precipitation pattern of the marine west-coast climate is:

An air mass that does not dominate the monsoon and trade-wind coastal climate is:

The major air mass(es)that influence the high-latitude climates is/are:

Which of the following temperature regimes would be likely to have the largest annual temperature range?

Which of the following air masses does not influence the climate of Antarctica?

The Mediterranean precipitation regime is characterized by:

Highland climates tend to be relatively warm due to ascending air flows.

Air masses carry the characteristic temperature and moisture conditions of their locations of formation with them as they travel.

Explain the two major factors that influence temperature.

Which of the following precipitation regimes generally has a dry summer?

The coastal-continental location of a place has the strongest influence on:

The air mass source region labeled 4 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Which of the following air masses has the least influence on high-latitude climates?