Chapter 8 Quiz

The area closely associated with D climates is ______.

Canada

A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ______.

A f

The climate type for the desert areas is ______.

BW

Which climate type is known for clear skies in the summertime?

C s a

Of the main Koppen climate zones, ______ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere.

D

Latitude seems to be the most important control of Highland climates.

False

Rainfall is absent in Cfb climates in the summer.

False

Which of the following is FALSE of the Highland (H) climates?

They do not occur at tropical latitudes

Icecap climates often have very strong winds blowing off of their surfaces.

True

Mediterranean climates receive almost all their precipitation from cyclonic storms.

True

The lowest temperature ever recorded was recorded in Antarctica.

True

Presently, the most widely used classification system was derived by ______.

Wladimir Koppen

Over the ENTIRE past 700 million years has been ______.

a global cooling

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the midlatitude desert climate type?

a winter maximum of precipitation

In the Tropical Monsoonal Climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ______.

increased cloudiness

In subartic (Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd) climates, which of the following explains the presence of continuous, thin snow cover for many months of the year?

low evapotranspiration

Which of the following climates does NOT have a summer wetter than its winter?

mediterranean

The Koppen system of climate classification is based on ______.

temperature and precipitation

Mediterranean climates experience dry summers because of ______.

the position of subtropical high pressure

The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ______.

uplift in the air