Exam 20: Climate

Surface winds moving toward the equator are deflected by the Coriolis effect, so they blow from the __________ in the Northern Hemisphere and from the __________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Surface winds moving toward the equator that have been deflected by the Coriolis effect to blow reliably are called the __________ __________.

Because of the urban heat island effect, warm air rises over a city, a local __________ zone develops, and rainfall is __________ than in the surrounding countryside.

The __________ jet stream flows at __________ altitudes between the trade winds and the westerlies.

Ocean currents moderate the temperatures at North America's west coast.

Global wind systems are generated only by the temperature difference between the equator and the poles.

The polar easterlies and prevailing westerlies converge at approximately:

The polar jet stream forms:

At the __________, the polar easterlies and the prevailing westerlies converge.

A tropical __________ climate is characterized by distinct wet and dry seasons with high rainfall during the wet months and relatively short dry seasons.

The climate zone or biome associated with rainfall of less than 25 centimeters per year is:

The horse latitudes (30° north and south latitudes) and the doldrums (approximately 0° latitude) are both noted for regular calms, but they differ in that:

The __________ __________ __________ is used by climatologists throughout the world to define principle climate groups.

The three-cell model of global wind circulation shows:

High-altitude winds from the equator continue to flow all the way to the poles because they are deflected by the Coriolis effect.

A tropical monsoon climate has less total precipitation and more monthly variation than a tropical savanna climate.

The __________ __________ is characterized by dry summers, rainy winters, and moderate temperature. This climate zone occurs along the coast in southern California.

The climate zone or biome associated with more than 400 centimeters of rain is:

Descending air at the horse latitudes:

The climate zone or biome associated with cool summers, warm winters, and little temperature difference year-round is: