Question 1

The cold climate zone distinguished by eight or more consecutive months of frozen ground is the ______ climate zone.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cold climate zone distinguished by eight...

Question 2

The tropical dry climate zone experiences little precipitation because of the influence of continental tropical air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Low latitude climates are all characterized by large amounts of annual precipitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The moist continental climate is found in the _______ group.

Accepted Answer

A) low-latitude 
B) mid-latitude 
C) high-latitude 
D) polar 
A) low-latitude 
B) mid-latitude 
C) high-latitude 
D) polar

Question 5

Traveling cyclones in the midlatitudes typically move in a ___________ direction.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Traveling cyclones in the midlatitudes typically move...

Question 6

One way in which the dry subtropical climate differs from the dry tropical climate is that:

Accepted Answer

A) subtropical high-pressure cells are unimportant 
B) cool winters may occur 
C) summer temperatures are much hotter 
D) winter temperatures tend to be hotter 
A) subtropical high-pressure cells are unimportant 
B) cool winters may occur 
C) summer temperatures are much hotter 
D) winter temperatures tend to be hotter

Question 7

The temperature regime that experiences the coldest annual temperature is the:

Accepted Answer

A) subarctic continental 
B) ice sheet 
C) mid-latitude continental 
D) subarctic marine 
A) subarctic continental 
B) ice sheet 
C) mid-latitude continental 
D) subarctic marine

Question 8

Colder regions tend to have more precipitation than warmer regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ice-sheet climate is typified by average temperatures below freezing for:

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months per year 
B) 8 months per year 
C) 10 months per year 
D) 12 months per year 
A) 6 months per year 
B) 8 months per year 
C) 10 months per year 
D) 12 months per year

Question 10

The moist subtropical precipitation regime is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) a dry summer 
B) a dry winter 
C) dry conditions all year round 
D) moist conditions all year round 
A) a dry summer 
B) a dry winter 
C) dry conditions all year round 
D) moist conditions all year round

Question 11

The tundra climate experiences eight or more months of frozen ground per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An air mass that does not dominate the wet-dry tropical climate is:

Accepted Answer

A) maritime equatorial 
B) maritime tropical 
C) continental tropical 
D) none of the above 
A) maritime equatorial 
B) maritime tropical 
C) continental tropical 
D) none of the above

Question 13

The precipitation pattern of the wet-dry tropical climate is:

Accepted Answer

A) wet year round 
B) dry year round 
C) summer wet 
D) winter wet 
A) wet year round 
B) dry year round 
C) summer wet 
D) winter wet

Question 14

The air mass source region labeled 2 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) continental arctic 
B) maritime arctic 
C) continental polar 
D) maritime polar 
A) continental arctic 
B) maritime arctic 
C) continental polar 
D) maritime polar

Question 15

Which of the following is not a low-latitude climate region?

Accepted Answer

A) wet equatorial 
B) monsoon and trade-wind coastal 
C) moist subtropical 
D) dry tropical 
A) wet equatorial 
B) monsoon and trade-wind coastal 
C) moist subtropical 
D) dry tropical

Question 16

The wet-dry climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Precipitation regimes are based on:

Accepted Answer

A) annual total precipitation levels 
B) degree of seasonal variability in precipitation 
C) timing of wet and dry seasons 
D) all of the above 
A) annual total precipitation levels 
B) degree of seasonal variability in precipitation 
C) timing of wet and dry seasons 
D) all of the above

Question 18

On this map, the region(s)labeled 3 have a _______ climate.

Accepted Answer

A) wet equatorial 
B) monsoon and trade-wind coastal 
C) wet-dry tropical 
D) dry tropical 
A) wet equatorial 
B) monsoon and trade-wind coastal 
C) wet-dry tropical 
D) dry tropical

Question 19

The moist subtropical regions are found on the __________ sides of the continents of North America and Asia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The moist subtropical regions are found on...

Question 20

The moist continental precipitation regime is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A) a dry summer 
B) a dry winter 
C) dry conditions all year round 
D) moist conditions all year round 
A) a dry summer 
B) a dry winter 
C) dry conditions all year round 
D) moist conditions all year round

The cold climate zone distinguished by eight or more consecutive months of frozen ground is the ______ climate zone.

The tropical dry climate zone experiences little precipitation because of the influence of continental tropical air masses.

Low latitude climates are all characterized by large amounts of annual precipitation.

The moist continental climate is found in the _______ group.

Traveling cyclones in the midlatitudes typically move in a ___________ direction.

One way in which the dry subtropical climate differs from the dry tropical climate is that:

The temperature regime that experiences the coldest annual temperature is the:

Colder regions tend to have more precipitation than warmer regions.

The ice-sheet climate is typified by average temperatures below freezing for:

The moist subtropical precipitation regime is characterized by:

The tundra climate experiences eight or more months of frozen ground per year.

An air mass that does not dominate the wet-dry tropical climate is:

The precipitation pattern of the wet-dry tropical climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 2 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Which of the following is not a low-latitude climate region?

The wet-dry climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

Precipitation regimes are based on:

On this map, the region(s)labeled 3 have a _______ climate.

The moist subtropical regions are found on the __________ sides of the continents of North America and Asia.

The moist continental precipitation regime is characterized by:

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Exam 7: Global Climates and Climate Change

The cold climate zone distinguished by eight or more consecutive months of frozen ground is the ______ climate zone.

The tropical dry climate zone experiences little precipitation because of the influence of continental tropical air masses.

Low latitude climates are all characterized by large amounts of annual precipitation.

The moist continental climate is found in the _______ group.

Traveling cyclones in the midlatitudes typically move in a ___________ direction.

One way in which the dry subtropical climate differs from the dry tropical climate is that:

The temperature regime that experiences the coldest annual temperature is the:

Colder regions tend to have more precipitation than warmer regions.

The ice-sheet climate is typified by average temperatures below freezing for:

The moist subtropical precipitation regime is characterized by:

The tundra climate experiences eight or more months of frozen ground per year.

An air mass that does not dominate the wet-dry tropical climate is:

The precipitation pattern of the wet-dry tropical climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 2 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Which of the following is not a low-latitude climate region?

The wet-dry climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

Precipitation regimes are based on:

On this map, the region(s)labeled 3 have a _______ climate.

The moist subtropical regions are found on the __________ sides of the continents of North America and Asia.

The moist continental precipitation regime is characterized by:

Discovering the Earths Dimensions

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

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