Day 19

The tropical monsoon climate bears a letter classification of ________. A) Aw B) BW C) Am D) BS E) Cfa

C

The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ________. A) uplift in the air B) solar energy C) moisture in the air D) high altitude E) occurrence near the polar front

A

The intertropical convergence zone is most closely associated with which of the Köppen system's major climate types? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

A

The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is ________. A) locations of anticyclones B) the westerly winds C) the intertropical convergence D) easterly winds E) position of the cold ocean currents

A

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's five basic climatic types? A) high latitude wet B) tropical hot-dry C) equatorial warm-wet D) midlatitude cool temperate E) subtropical warm temperate

A

5 The textbook uses climographs. Climographs are useful in ________. A) predicting weather B) classifying climate C) recording relative humidity D) judging the strength of storms E) calculating climatic change

B

Currently, with many climatic classification schemes which have been devised, scholars generally recognize that there are ________ basic climate types on Earth. A) 0 B) 5 C) 10 D) 20 E) infinitely many

B

In tropical regions the "winter" season is merely the ________ period. A) zodiac B) low sun C) intertropical convergence D) easterly wave E) tropical cyclone

B

The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________. A) solar radiation B) temperature and precipitation C) evapotranspiration D) sensible temperature indices E) cumulative humidity indices

B

The modified Köppen climate classification as used in the textbook includes ________ major climatic groups. A) 3 B) 5 C) 8 D) 10 E) 15

B

To the Greeks, their land fell within the ________ zone in their early classification of climate. A) frigid B) temperate C) torrid D) homeland E) hinterland

B

Which of the following climate types takes up the most land area? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) H

B

) The largest amount of tropical rainforest is on the continent of ________. A) Africa B) Asia C) South America D) North America E) Australia

C

In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________. A) frontal B) unreliable C) convective D) orographic E) drizzle

C

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the tropical humid climates? A) The shortest daylengths are not much shorter than the longest daylengths. B) The Sun is high in the sky every day of the year. C) The Intertropical Convergence Zone is rarely overhead. D) Precipitation is plentiful over the year. E) They experience warm temperatures all year long.

C

A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ________. A) Aw B) BS C) Cfa D) Af E) Dfa

D

In the Tropical Monsoonal climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ________. A) position of the Sun in the sky B) the presence of cool air masses C) wind flow from the Arctic Ocean D) increased cloudiness E) greater evaporation from vegetation

D

Of the main Köppen climate zones, ________ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere. A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

D

Where in the world does average daily temperature exceed the annual temperature range? A) everywhere B) the polar latitudes C) the middle latitudes D) the tropical latitudes E) nowhere

D

Tropical monsoon climates are found where ________. A) Earth's hottest temperatures occur B) summer temperatures much hotter than winter temperatures C) there is much more yearly evapotranspiration than precipitation D) winter precipitation much greater than summer precipitation E) the ITCZ comes overhead in the summer

E