Question 1

What is the most conspicuous characteristic of D climates and why?

Accepted Answer

It is continentality which produces wide

Question 2

For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  warm and fairly steady 
B)  unchanged 
C)  warmed drastically 
D)  cooled drastically 
E)  in an Ice Age 
A)  warm and fairly steady 
B)  unchanged 
C)  warmed drastically 
D)  cooled drastically 
E)  in an Ice Age

Question 3

Compare/contrast the icecap and polar climates.

Accepted Answer

Icecap climates are colder with no month

Question 4

Tropical rainforest climates are the hottest on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

City A and City B are located 500 km from one another and are the same latitude. City A has a much greater annual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is lower in elevation than City B 
B)  has more moisture in the air than City B 
C)  is cloudier than City B 
D)  has more air pollution than City B 
E)  is in a more continental climate than City B 
A)  is lower in elevation than City B 
B)  has more moisture in the air than City B 
C)  is cloudier than City B 
D)  has more air pollution than City B 
E)  is in a more continental climate than City B

Question 6

Modern climatic classifications recognize five major zones by latitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why are scientists greatly assured that modelling of future climates must be mostly correct?

Accepted Answer

The GCMs are able to

Question 8

This desert is in a "double rain shadow."

Accepted Answer

A)  Sahara 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Atacama 
D)  Mojave 
E)  Saudi 
A)  Sahara 
B)  Kalahari 
C)  Atacama 
D)  Mojave 
E)  Saudi

Question 9

The midlatitude desert climate of Central Asia is caused by ________.

Accepted Answer

great distance from

Question 10

The world's largest expanse of middle latitude dry climates is on the continent of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Australia 
D)  Europe 
E)  North America 
A)  Asia 
B)  Africa 
C)  Australia 
D)  Europe 
E)  North America

Question 11

The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  classification 
B)  averaging 
C)  weather forecasting 
D)  compromise 
E)  frustration 
A)  classification 
B)  averaging 
C)  weather forecasting 
D)  compromise 
E)  frustration

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's five basic climatic types?

Accepted Answer

A)  high latitude wet 
B)  tropical hot-dry 
C)  equatorial warm-wet 
D)  midlatitude cool temperate 
E)  subtropical warm temperate 
A)  high latitude wet 
B)  tropical hot-dry 
C)  equatorial warm-wet 
D)  midlatitude cool temperate 
E)  subtropical warm temperate

Question 13

Melt ponds and moulins are closely associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  C climates 
B)  coastal climates 
C)  Greenland 
D)  the Rocky Mountains 
E)  Antarctica 
A)  C climates 
B)  coastal climates 
C)  Greenland 
D)  the Rocky Mountains 
E)  Antarctica

Question 14

The text makes frequent use of ________, which are charts showing average monthly temperatures and precipitation amounts.

Accepted Answer

A)  rain graphs 
B)  climographs 
C)  barographs 
D)  weather graphs 
E)  isohyets 
A)  rain graphs 
B)  climographs 
C)  barographs 
D)  weather graphs 
E)  isohyets

Question 15

In the Highland or H climates latitude is a less important factor than altitude and exposure as a climate control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain the features of the marine west coast climate.

Accepted Answer

The student answer could include: upper

Question 17

The area most closely associated with D climates is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Central America 
B)  Australia 
C)  Canada 
D)  Southern Africa 
E)  the Amazon basin 
A)  Central America 
B)  Australia 
C)  Canada 
D)  Southern Africa 
E)  the Amazon basin

Question 18

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dry summer subtropical 
B)  midlatitude steppe 
C)  upland savanna 
D)  boreal forest 
E)  midlatitude monsoon 
A)  dry summer subtropical 
B)  midlatitude steppe 
C)  upland savanna 
D)  boreal forest 
E)  midlatitude monsoon

Question 19

In an Af climate, what time of day is precipitation most likely?

Accepted Answer

A)  at dawn 
B)  at mid-morning 
C)  at noon 
D)  at mid-afternoon 
E)  at midnight 
A)  at dawn 
B)  at mid-morning 
C)  at noon 
D)  at mid-afternoon 
E)  at midnight

Question 20

The driest desert in the world is the Atacama in Chile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the most conspicuous characteristic of D climates and why?

For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be ________.

Compare/contrast the icecap and polar climates.

Tropical rainforest climates are the hottest on Earth.

City A and City B are located 500 km from one another and are the same latitude. City A has a much greater annual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A ________.

Modern climatic classifications recognize five major zones by latitude.

Why are scientists greatly assured that modelling of future climates must be mostly correct?

This desert is in a "double rain shadow."

The midlatitude desert climate of Central Asia is caused by ________.

The world's largest expanse of middle latitude dry climates is on the continent of ________.

The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's five basic climatic types?

Melt ponds and moulins are closely associated with ________.

The text makes frequent use of ________, which are charts showing average monthly temperatures and precipitation amounts.

In the Highland or H climates latitude is a less important factor than altitude and exposure as a climate control.

Explain the features of the marine west coast climate.

The area most closely associated with D climates is ________.

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.

In an Af climate, what time of day is precipitation most likely?

The driest desert in the world is the Atacama in Chile.

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Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

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Introduction to Landform Study

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Exam 8: Climate and Climate Change

What is the most conspicuous characteristic of D climates and why?

For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be ________.

Compare/contrast the icecap and polar climates.

Tropical rainforest climates are the hottest on Earth.

City A and City B are located 500 km from one another and are the same latitude. City A has a much greater annual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A ________.

Modern climatic classifications recognize five major zones by latitude.

Why are scientists greatly assured that modelling of future climates must be mostly correct?

This desert is in a "double rain shadow."

The midlatitude desert climate of Central Asia is caused by ________.

The world's largest expanse of middle latitude dry climates is on the continent of ________.

The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's five basic climatic types?

Melt ponds and moulins are closely associated with ________.

The text makes frequent use of ________, which are charts showing average monthly temperatures and precipitation amounts.

In the Highland or H climates latitude is a less important factor than altitude and exposure as a climate control.

Explain the features of the marine west coast climate.

The area most closely associated with D climates is ________.

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.

In an Af climate, what time of day is precipitation most likely?

The driest desert in the world is the Atacama in Chile.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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