GEOG 101 Quiz 7
The largest amount of tropical rainforest is on the continent of ________.
South America
The site of the world's record lowest average annual precipitation is on the continent of ________.
South America
The ________ climatic type has, by far, the smallest annual temperature range of any climatic type.
Af
The mountain, or H climates, exhibit a vertical temperature decrease on the order of ________°C per 300 meters of elevation increase.
2
The intertropical convergence zone is most closely associated with which of the Köppen system's major climate types?
A
"Continentality" is a term most closely associated with which climatic type?
D
Of the main Köppen climate zones, ________ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
D
Which of the following has the LEAST average annual precipitation?
EF
In most classification schemes, which principal indicator is used to delineate five zones and their subtypes?
Vegetation types
Presently, the most widely used classification system was derived by ________.
Wladimir Köppen
The world's greatest annual average temperature range is in a Dfd climate in ________.
Yakutsk, Siberia
Where in the world does average daily temperature exceed the annual temperature range?
the tropical latitudes
A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ________.
Af
The hottest places on Earth are ________.
associated with a lack of clouds
The lowercase letter symbolizing "moist, with no dry season" in the Köppen classification system is ________.
f
Steppe climates can be thought of as occupying transitional positions between deserts and ________.
humid climates
In the Tropical Monsoonal climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ________.
increased cloudiness
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 ________.
is in a more continental climate than City B
In tropical regions the "winter" season is merely the ________ period.
low sun
The greatest day-to-day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the ________ climates.
middle latitude
Deserts are arid; steppes are ________.
semiarid
The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________.
temperature and precipitation
Tropical monsoon climates are found where ________.
the ITC comes overhead in the summer
Vertical zonation of vegetation is particularly prominent in which region?
tropical highlands
The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ________.
uplift in the air