Question 1

The tropical desert 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 2

Which of the following is not a type of monthly precipitation pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) uniformly distributed precipitation 
B) summer-maximum precipitation 
C) winter-maximum precipitation 
D) fall-maximum precipitation 
A) uniformly distributed precipitation 
B) summer-maximum precipitation 
C) winter-maximum precipitation 
D) fall-maximum precipitation

Question 3

The graph that best depicts the seasonal variability in precipitation found in the wet equatorial belt precipitation regime is number ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4

Question 4

The _______ and _______ characteristics of an air mass tend to reflect the characteristics of its source region.

Accepted Answer

A) travel speed and direction 
B) temperature and travel speed 
C) precipitation and temperature 
D) temperature and travel direction 
A) travel speed and direction 
B) temperature and travel speed 
C) precipitation and temperature 
D) temperature and travel direction

Question 5

Which of the following precipitation regimes would likely experience the wettest single month?

Accepted Answer

A) wet equatorial 
B) Asiatic monsoon 
C) moist subtropical 
D) Mediterranean 
A) wet equatorial 
B) Asiatic monsoon 
C) moist subtropical 
D) Mediterranean

Question 6

Latitude has an important influence on:

Accepted Answer

A) insolation 
B) net radiation 
C) air temperatures 
D) all of the above 
A) insolation 
B) net radiation 
C) air temperatures 
D) all of the above

Question 7

Dry climates are areas in which annual evapotranspiration greatly exceeds annual precipitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Trade-wind coasts are the wettest zones on Earth, characterized by over 200 cm of precipitation per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The temperature pattern found in the moist continental climate is:

Accepted Answer

A) warm year round 
B) cool year round 
C) mild summer, mild winter 
D) warm summer, cold winter 
A) warm year round 
B) cool year round 
C) mild summer, mild winter 
D) warm summer, cold winter

Question 10

The temperature pattern found in the wet equatorial climate is:

Accepted Answer

A) warm year round 
B) cool year round 
C) hot summer, mild winter 
D) none of the above 
A) warm year round 
B) cool year round 
C) hot summer, mild winter 
D) none of the above

Question 11

The air mass source region labeled 1 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 12

Climate can be described as the average weather of a region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The dry subtropical climate is:

Accepted Answer

A) a poleward extension of the dry tropical climates 
B) characterized by wetter summers 
C) not strongly influenced by the subtropical high pressure cells 
D) none of the above 
A) a poleward extension of the dry tropical climates 
B) characterized by wetter summers 
C) not strongly influenced by the subtropical high pressure cells 
D) none of the above

Question 14

The air mass source region labeled 6 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Accepted Answer

A) continental tropical 
B) maritime tropical 
C) continental equatorial 
D) maritime equatorial 
A) continental tropical 
B) maritime tropical 
C) continental equatorial 
D) maritime equatorial

Question 15

On this map, the region(s)labeled 4s, 5s, 6s have a _______ climate.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The monsoon and trade-wind climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The seasonal movements of frontal zones influences annual cycles of _______ and precipitation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The seasonal movements of frontal zones influences...

Question 18

The temperature regime that experiences the smallest amount of seasonality is the:

Accepted Answer

A) ice sheet 
B) equatorial 
C) mid-latitude 
D) moist continental 
A) ice sheet 
B) equatorial 
C) mid-latitude 
D) moist continental

Question 19

Which of the following precipitation regions generally receives the highest annual rainfall?

Accepted Answer

A) moist subtropical 
B) wet-dry tropical 
C) moist continental 
D) wet equatorial 
A) moist subtropical 
B) wet-dry tropical 
C) moist continental 
D) wet equatorial

Question 20

Which of the following does not exert a major influence on low-latitude climates?

Accepted Answer

A) westerlies 
B) ITCZ 
C) subtropical high pressure cells 
D) trade winds 
A) westerlies 
B) ITCZ 
C) subtropical high pressure cells 
D) trade winds

The tropical desert precipitation regime is characterized by:

Which of the following is not a type of monthly precipitation pattern?

The graph that best depicts the seasonal variability in precipitation found in the wet equatorial belt precipitation regime is number ____.

The _ and _ characteristics of an air mass tend to reflect the characteristics of its source region.

Which of the following precipitation regimes would likely experience the wettest single month?

Latitude has an important influence on:

Dry climates are areas in which annual evapotranspiration greatly exceeds annual precipitation.

Trade-wind coasts are the wettest zones on Earth, characterized by over 200 cm of precipitation per year.

The temperature pattern found in the moist continental climate is:

The temperature pattern found in the wet equatorial climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 1 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Climate can be described as the average weather of a region.

The dry subtropical climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 6 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

On this map, the region(s)labeled 4s, 5s, 6s have a _______ climate.

The monsoon and trade-wind climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

The seasonal movements of frontal zones influences annual cycles of _______ and precipitation.

The temperature regime that experiences the smallest amount of seasonality is the:

Which of the following precipitation regions generally receives the highest annual rainfall?

Which of the following does not exert a major influence on low-latitude climates?

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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Exam 7: Global Climates and Climate Change

The tropical desert precipitation regime is characterized by:

Which of the following is not a type of monthly precipitation pattern?

The graph that best depicts the seasonal variability in precipitation found in the wet equatorial belt precipitation regime is number ____.

The _______ and _______ characteristics of an air mass tend to reflect the characteristics of its source region.

Which of the following precipitation regimes would likely experience the wettest single month?

Latitude has an important influence on:

Dry climates are areas in which annual evapotranspiration greatly exceeds annual precipitation.

Trade-wind coasts are the wettest zones on Earth, characterized by over 200 cm of precipitation per year.

The temperature pattern found in the moist continental climate is:

The temperature pattern found in the wet equatorial climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 1 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

Climate can be described as the average weather of a region.

The dry subtropical climate is:

The air mass source region labeled 6 on this map would produce _______ air masses.

On this map, the region(s)labeled 4s, 5s, 6s have a _______ climate.

The monsoon and trade-wind climate is characterized by very wet season alternating with a very dry season.

The seasonal movements of frontal zones influences annual cycles of _______ and precipitation.

The temperature regime that experiences the smallest amount of seasonality is the:

Which of the following precipitation regions generally receives the highest annual rainfall?

Which of the following does not exert a major influence on low-latitude climates?

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

Filters

The _ and _ characteristics of an air mass tend to reflect the characteristics of its source region.