Exam 17: Global Climate

The greatest one-month rainfall total (366 in. )occurred in Cherrapunji,India,in July of 1861.The greatest 24 hour rainfall total (43 in. )in the United States occurred in Alvin,Texas,on July 25,1979.The greatest 42 minute rainfall total (12 in. )occurred in Holt,Missouri,on June 22,1947.What meteorological conditions do you think produced these record precipitation amounts?

The global distribution of precipitation is closely associated with

The most abundant climate type over the face of the earth is

The climate classification for a region with average monthly temperatures that remain above 18°C (64°F)throughout the year and abundant rainfall,except for a short one or two month dry period,would probably be

Which of the following climatic regions would probably have the largest daily temperature range?

Average monthly temperatures that exceed 0°C (32°F)but remain below 10°C (50°F)are characteristic of

The tropical wet-and-dry climate is influenced mainly by the

The climate of an area about the size of a town would be described as

Which of the following refers to day-to-day weather variability?

In a dry climate,

The hottest places on earth are not found near the equator in tropical wet climates,but,rather,in arid climate regions.Why is this true?

The variety of climatic zones that one observes on a mountain is due primarily to differences in

Identify and describe the different climatic zones you would observe if you traveled from west to east across the middle of the United States?

What differences exist between tropical wet (Af),tropical monsoon (Am),and tropical wet and dry (Aw)climates? Would you expect to observe any significant differences in types of vegetation in these different climates groups?

Mediterranean climates are characterized by

A region with long,very cold winters and average temperatures that exceed 10°C (50°F)only one or two months during the summer would have ____ climate.

The climate of a city situated high in the mountains of the middle latitudes would,according to Köppen,be classified as

The coldest regions of large continents are usually on the west coast.

Which section of the United States is most likely to experience a persistent subsidence inversion during the summer?

Tree growth is not possible in a region where