Exam 16: Hurricanes

According to the Köppen system of classifying climates, which of the following climate types normally has the highest afternoon temperatures during the summer?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about tropical rain forest climates?

Which of the following factors are the main influences on the tropical wet-and-dry climate?

Which of the following statements characterizes a humid continental climate?

Describe the climate of your neighbourhood and the microclimatic variations within it.

In which of the following locations is a rainshadow desert normally found?

Which of the following defines the term monsoon?

Which of the following types of vegetation can grow in a region where the average temperature of the warmest month is above freezing, but below 10°C?

Which of the following regions of the United States has a humid subtropical climate?

According to the Köppen system of classifying climates, which of the following represents the climate of a city situated high in the mountains of the middle latitudes?

Which of the following climate zones are characterized by average monthly temperatures that exceed 0°C, but remain below 10°C?

Which of the following factors are represented by the "P" and "E" in Thornthwaite's P/E ratio?

According to the Köppen system of classifying climates, which of the following letters designates tropical climates?

Which of the following climates characterizes the regions of the Earth's rainforests?

What meteorological information is the primary basis for climate classification using the Köppen system?

Make a rough sketch of North America and indicate approximately where the following climatic types would be found: tropical moist climates moist subtropical climates dry climates moist continental climates polar climates highland climates List the principal characteristics of each climate type, and describe the climatic controls that influence the location of each climatic region shown on your map.

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

Identify and describe the different climatic zones you would observe if you travelled from west to east across the middle of Canada.

According to the figure below, from which of the following directions do the prevailing winds blow?

In an east-west oriented mountain range, where might a rain shadow occur?