Ch. 8 pg exam 2
Uplift
The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of _____ in the air.
EF
All months have average temperatures below freezing in the ____ climatic type.
Dry summer subtropical
Another designation for the Mediterranean climate is:
June
Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere and the maximum precipitation in its Csa climate type falls in the month of June:
Southern Hemisphere
The D climate is the only one that does not occur in the:
Climographs
Charts which show average monthly temperatures and precipitation amounts are:
semiarid
Deserts are arid; steppes are:
Vegetation types
In most classification schemes, the principal indicator that is used to delineate five zones and their subtypes are:
Steppe
In the BS climate type, the "S" stands for:
Precipitation
The Koppen system of climate classification is based on:
Canada
The area most associated with D climates is:
tropical latitudes
The average daily temperature exceeds the annual temperature range in the:
Glaciers
The current rise in global sea level can be attributed to melting of:
Middle latitudes
The greatest day to day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the _____ climates.