Exam 20: Climate

__________ __________ grow in tropical regions where rainfall is greater that 400 centimeters per year (40 in/yr) and is constant throughout the year.

Air rises at the convergence of the prevailing westerlies and the polar easterlies, forming a low-pressure boundary zone called the __________ __________.

Warm air rises near the equator, forming a low-pressure region called the __________.

The fact that the center of Washington, D.C., is more than 3° warmer than outlying areas demonstrates the __________ __________ __________ effect.

__________ deposits tell us that Antarctica was once located close to the equator.

An urban heat island effect arises from:

Many of the world's great deserts are located in the doldrums.

Storm fronts pass over cities more quickly than they do over the surrounding countryside.

Mariners called the equatorial region where thunderstorms are common but steady winds are rare the __________.

In the three-cell model, global wind patterns are generated by heat-driven convection currents that are directed by the Earth's rotation. Their direction is then altered by:

The biome where annual precipitation is 25 to 35 centimeters and grasslands predominate is called a/an __________.

The humid continental climate is characterized by:

The __________ Climate Classification is used by climatologists throughout the world.

The Koeppen Climate Classification classifies climate zones primarily by:

The __________ __________ are a calm, high-pressure region at about 30° north and south latitudes.

The __________-cell model of global wind circulation shows cells of global airflow bordered by alternating bands of high and low pressure.

The great wheat belts of the United States, Canada, and Russia all lie between 60° and 90° north latitude.

In a Mediterranean climate, 75 percent or more of the annual rainfall occurs in winter.

Continental interiors where the temperature can fluctuate greatly between hot summers and cold winters are in the __________ climate zone.

The marine west coast climate is characterized by extremely high temperature differences between summer and winter.