Exam 13: Climate, weather, and Their Influences on Geology

The east Australian current is shown by the sweeping arrow flowing south along the continents eastern shoreline.Winds blowing across this current onto land are shown as a series of westward arrows.These winds:

The thermohaline conveyor is important in the North Pacific because:

Arrows on this figure shows flow cells in the atmosphere.Which area(s)would most likely be a desert?

Arrows on this figure shows flow cells in the atmosphere.Which area(s)would experience heavy precipitation,as results in rain forests?

What are some ways that geology controls ecology?

This plot of ice-core data shows measurements of CO₂ content and interpretation of temperatures.These data show:

In a high pressure system:

For these ocean currents in the Atlantic,which of these currents is mostly likely to be a warm current?

For these ocean currents in the Atlantic,which of these currents is mostly likely to be a cold current?

Which of the following is NOT a way that plate motions can cause changes in climate?

What desert feature is shown in this photograph?

This figure shows how sunlight strikes the earth during certain times of the year.It is summer:

What desert feature is shown in this photograph?

Which of the following landscape features is shown in this photograph?

In a low-pressure system,the Coriolis effect causes wind to rotate:

What does the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale measure?

Where do most deserts and other arid lands occur:

What events occurred in 2004,as described by the Connections spread in the textbook?

As described in the chapter opener,the word monsoon refers to:

Which of the following areas would most likely be a rainforest?