Geography Final
The Tundra climate is bounded on its poleward side by the average annual _________ degrees C isotherm.
0
The intertropical convergence zone is most closely associated with which of the Koppen system's major climate types?
A
Looking at the world climate map, __________ has the most symmetrical of the distributions of major climatic types on either side of the Equator.
Africa
The area most closely associated with D climates is _______.
Canada
Usually, the Csa, Csb and __________ are west coast climates.
Cfb
A Cfa climate exists on the southeastern coast of the US. Which climate type exists on the southwestern coast of the US?
Csa
"Continentally" is a term most closely associated with which climatic type?
D
Of the main Koppen climate zones, _______ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
D
Which of the following is NOT a climate type found in South America?
D
A Cfb climate exists along the northwest coast of the US. Which climate type exists along the northeastern coast of the US?
Dfa
All months have average temperatures below freezing in the _______ climatic type.
EF
Which of the following has the LEAST average annual precipitation?
EF
Which of the following is NOT NECESSARILY a property of an air mass?
It must have a warm front at its leading edge.
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the US distribution of midlatitude cyclones?
More occur in the summer than winter
Where is a place where tropical cyclones DO NOT form?
South Atlantic
In mountainous areas, which term refers to the vertical zone of "frozen land" at high elevation?
Tierra helada
Thunderstorms often accompany the warm sector ahead of cold fronts.
True
Which country is the most likely place on Earth for a tornado to occur?
US
In an occluded front, the warm air sector is ________.
above the ground
It can be said that along all the fronts in a middle latitude cyclone, _____.
air rises
The desert would be the obvious zone of origin of a(n) ______ air mass.
cT
The warmest air can be found in the __________ air mass.
cT
On the average, ________ fronts move the fastest of all fronts.
cold
Which of the following helps determine past climate on the basis of tree rings?
dendrochronology
The lowercase letter symbolizing "moist, with no dry season" in the Koppen classification system is ________.
f
The E climates are, by definition, summerless.
false
The damage done in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina was mainly a result of ________.
flooding from the failure of levees
Which of the following happens LAST before tornado drops to the ground?
formation a mesocyclone
A midlatitude anticyclone __________.
is associated with sunny, dry weather
The current rise in global sea level can be attributed to _____.
melting of glaciers
The greatest day-to-day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the ___________ climates.
middle latitude
Which front is shown on weather maps as a line with alternating semicircles and triangles on the same side of the line?
occluded front
Which of the following can be said to be the death of a midlatitude cyclone?
occlusion
Most midlatitude cyclones have __________.
paths determined by the upper flow
The "eye" of the hurricane is a zone characterized by _______.
sinking air
In which frontal type is there no "aggressor" air mass?
stationary
In the BS climatic type, the "S" stands for _________.
steppe
In terms of general location of a climate, in what place would one expect to find a humid continental climate in the US?
the Great Lakes (Buffalo, NY)
Tropical monsoon climates are found where ________.
the ITC comes overhead in the summer
The Enhanced Fujita Scale was adopted in 2007. It is based on estimates of 3-second gusts of wind as estimated by _______.
tornado damage
The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ________.
uplift in the air
For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temps can be _________.
warm and fairly steady
The energy source of hurricanes is _______.
warm seawater