geography exam 2 online review questions

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Radioactive carbon-___ isotope has been used in dating organic objects that can be used in climate change studies.

14

The Little Ice Age was a brief cold period in which Europe suffered from famine around the years ___

1400 to 1850.

The climatic normal is based on the most recent _______ averages.

30 year

Hurricane Katrina reached a category ____ on the Saffir-Simpson Scale before landfall

5

The highest category for hurricanes on the Saffir-Simpson Scale is a ____.

5

In tropical monsoon Asia, where there is a strong seasonal change in rainfall amounts, the Köppen classification is

Am

The steppe or semi-arid grassland climate is denoted as ___ in the Köppen climate classification.

BS

Northern India's monsoon climate may have _____ climate in the higher elevations.

Cw (humid moderate climate with dry winter)

The Greenland icecap and the Antarctica plateau would be classified as ____ climates.

EF (polar ice caps)

The Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic never warm above 10C, but remain above freezing. The Köppen classification for these islands is

ET

When the annual temperature range remains between 0°C and 10°C, the climate is ___.

ET (polar tundra)

Charleston, South Carolina and ________ are both examples of Cfa (humid subtropical) climate.

Shanghai, China.

Desertification is:

The correct answer was: b. the process of desert expansion into the steppes

The Younger Dryas was an abrupt cooling period around 13000 years ago that was believed to be caused by:

a change in the thermohaline circulation of the Atlantic.

An occluded front is when:

a cold front overtakes and lifts the warm front.

Which of the following trait is NOT different with Cw (humid moderate w dry winter) and Aw (only rains during summer) climates

a distinct dry season

Which of the following is not considered a main type of uplift for precipitation?

advection

Which of the following has been influenced by human activities?

atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, changes to the surface albedo, atmospheric greenhouse gases concentration

The taiga vegetation includes

boreal forests

A study involving 50 years of tornado data would probably be considered:

climatology

Most rainfall occurs with ______ clouds.

cumulus

The study of tree rings in climate research is called:

dendrochronology

The rainshadow areas generally occur:

downwind of mountain ranges

The Milankovitch Cycle explains long-term natural climate variations based on:

earth's orbital cycles

Burning tropical forests _________

effects surface albedo, water balance, and adds carbon dioxide to the air

Mediterranean climates occur in all of these EXCEPT

florida

the highest frequency of thunderstorm days in the US occurs in

florida

When snow melts and refreezes on contact with a subfreezing surface it is called:

freezing rain

When two different air masses converge, they may produce _______ precipitation.

frontal

Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth was experiencing:

glaciation.

Measurements of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning show that about _____ of the atmospheric increase remains in the air, while the other half is taken up by _____.

half; ocean and continents

D climates generally have:

harsh winters and mild summers

B climates are found in all of these EXCEPT:

high latitudes

In the 2007 IPCC report, climate change that is predicted to be very likely (more than 90% probability) includes

higher minimum temperatures.

What are H climates?

highland climates

Anthropogenic climate change describes:

human caused climate change

In which climate does the warmest average monthly temperature stay below freezing?

ice cap

Most rain and snow occurring in the US and Canada occur through the ______ process.

ice-crystal

B climates can be found:

in all of these

The D Köppen climate classification is found:

in high latitude continental interior regions.

In most computer climate models, the greatest warming is predicted to occur _____.

in higher latitudes.

Global temperatures in the 20th century have:

increased except for the 1940 to 1970 period.

Today, we are living in a(n) ___________ period of climate.

interglacial

D (moist continental mid latitude) climates are characterized by a(n) _____ annual temperature range.

large

the release of stored heat when water freezes is called

latent heat

In B climates, actual evapotranspiration is generally ___ potential evapotranspiration

less than

In winter, most rain and snow storms that reach the west coast of the U.S. are from ____ air masses.

maritime polar

During the summer, ______ air mass brings warm, humid weather to the eastern US

maritime tropical

Hail occurs in the ______ stage of a thunderstorm development and can grow as large as ____.

mature; softballs.

Viking exploration and colonization of Greenland and Vineland (North America) took place during a warm period called ____.

medieval optimum

In mountain climates:

more climate zones occur in the vertical than the horizontal.

Tundra vegetation includes:

mosses, lichens, and stunted trees

Hurricanes never occur _______.

near the equator

The carbon dioxide-weathering feedback is an example of ____ feedback

negative

If rainforest trees are removed by logging, _____

none of these

Mediterranean or Cs Köppen climate is generally found:

on the west coast of continents near the subtropics.

The ratio of oxygen-18 to _____ isotopes has been used to show temperature changes taking place in the ocean and atmosphere in the past millions of years.

oxygen-16

Permafrost is

permanently frozen soil

The Köppen climate classification system is based on the grouping of _____.

plants

mid latitude cyclones tend to follow the

polar jet stream

In B climates most of the net radiation is used in

sensible heat

he peak of the North Atlantic hurricane season is in:

september

When snow melts and refreezes in cold air before reaching the Earth's surface, it is called

sleet

The Sahel of Africa is located:

south of the Sahara

a line of moving thunderstorms is called a

squall

Acid rain involves precipitation through an atmosphere with high amounts of

sulfur and nitrogen oxides

For Am climates, most precipitation occurs in the ____

summer

In the high mountains where forests are restricted by the cold, the treeline generally persists at an altitude where

summer temperatures are 10C or below.

In 1998, a large El Nino year, global temperatures were the warmest recorded up until that time. In comparison to the 1961-1990 mean, in 1998

the eastern equatorial Pacific was especially warm.

One of the uncertainties with global climate models is:

the effects of aerosols in clouds on climate change

The strongest winds and largest cloud development in a hurricane occur:

the eye wall

Why do polar ice caps not melt in the long summer daylight?

the high reflection of solar insolation

Over water surfaces, the potential evaporation is _____ the actual evaporation.

the same as

An indicator of warming is

the shift of vegetative zones to higher elevations and latitudes

Tornado Alley is located in ______ of the United States.

the south central states

Most damage and fatalities associated with hurricanes is due to ____.

the storm surge

The 2013 IPPC report stated that most global warming is ____ due to human activities raising greenhouse gases.

virtually certain

Which of these cannot be considered a C climate (moist subtropical mid latitude)

warmest month average is 9oC.

The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) was one of the largest warming events known) The spike in temperatures took place approximately ___ years ago.

55 million

What is the connection between deforestation of rainforests and McDonalds?

As forests are cleared, cattle ranchers move in creating pasturelands.

A savanna climate is denoted in Köppen classification as:

Aw

East coasts of mid-latitude continents generally have a _____ climate.

Cf ( humid moderate with dry winter)

Most of Western Europe is classified as ___ in Köppen classification.

Cfb (marine west coast)

In the ___ climate, rainfall occurs mostly during the cool season due to mid-latitude winter cyclones.

Cs (mediterranean)

For A climates the coolest month must be:

above 18oC.

the rate of evaporation depends on

all of the above: temperature, wind speed, and humidity

Global Climate Models (GCMs) show that natural forcing by solar variations and volcanic eruptions

are not as good at explaining the observed temperature record as anthropogenic influences.

In the eye of a hurricane:

clear skies, no wind or rain

Without __________, rainclouds will not form.

cloud condensation nuclei

Thunderstorms and heavy rains are more common when a ______ passes in a mid-latitude cyclone.

cold front

heat is released into the environment when water vapor changes into cloud droplets. this process is called:

condensation

One of the uncertainties with global climate models is:

cooler

In the last 15 million years, the Earth's climate could be described as:

ice house climate.

In the _____ stage of a thunderstorm, both strong updrafts and downdrafts dominate the system

mature

The record heat and drought of 2012 are good evidence of:

none of these

Evidence of climatic variation prior to instrumented data is called:

proxy data

The lower case f, as in Af, Cf and Df in the Köppen climate classification represents

rainfall throughout the year.

Along a warm front, warm air ________.

rises and cools

in general, the daily highest relative humidity occurs at

sunrise

which of the following contains the most water vapor

temperature of 80, relative humidity of 35%, dew point of 50

The Köppen climate classification is based on:

temperatures and precipitation

Deforestation of tropical rainforests is occurring in

the Amazon and tropical areas of Africa

the temperature at which air must be cooled to reach saturation is called

the dew point

Subgroups of C climates are mainly based on:

their seasonal precipitation patterns.

Hurricanes tend to dissipate when:

they hit land or cooler water

Cfa (humid subtropical) can be impacted by:

tornadoes, hurricanes, and droughts

When a tropical cyclone reaches wind velocity of 40 mph, it is termed a:

tropical storm


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