Chapter 8
Both great distances from oceanic moisture sources and blockage of moist flow by topography are both associated with dryness in the ________ desert. 28) A ) Central Asian B ) Arabian C ) Sahara D ) Sonoran E ) Atacama
A
In midlatitude desert (BWk) climates, the ________ temperature is greater than in subtropical desert (BWh) climates. 12) A ) annual range of B ) daily high C ) daily low D ) average annual E ) annual median
A
The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________. 25) A ) classification B ) weather forecasting C ) frustration D ) compromise E ) averaging
A
The mountain, or H climates, exhibit a vertical temperature decrease on the order of ________°C per 300 meters of elevation increase. 10) A ) 2 B ) 2 5 C ) 1 5 D ) 1 1 E ) 7
A
The world's highest average annual wind speed can be found ________. 18) A ) in Antarctica B ) on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes C ) on the East Coast of the United States D ) in Siberia E ) on the Great Plains of the United States
A
Which of the following climates does NOT have a summer wetter than its winter? 8 ) A ) mediterranean B ) humid continental C ) subarctic D ) humid subtropical E ) monsoon
A
A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ________. 30) A ) Cfa B ) A f C ) A w D ) Dfa E ) B S
B
For many centuries before the present one, scholars believed that the world had ________ climatic zones. 21) A ) 0 B ) 5 C ) 1 D ) 1 0 E ) 2 0
B
Over the ENTIRE past 70 million years there has been ________. 1 ) A ) a global warming B ) a global cooling C ) a global warming and then a global cooling D ) no significant climate changes E ) no way to determine if there have been climate changes
B
The ________ climatic type has, by far, the smallest annual temperature range of any climatic type. 19) A ) Csa B ) A f C ) Dfa D ) E T E ) BWh
B
The greatest day-t o-day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the ________ climates. 14) A ) polar B ) middle latitude C ) tropical D ) desert E ) subtropical
B
The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is ________. 7 ) A ) the intertropical convergence B ) locations of anticyclones C ) position of the cold ocean currents D ) the westerly winds E ) easterly winds
B
The world's largest expanse of middle latitude dry climates is on the continent of ________. 22) A ) Africa B ) Asia C ) North America D ) Australia E ) Europe
B
Which of the following average annual precipitation totals is CLOSEST to that expected in an Icecap climate? 16) A ) > 1,0000 cm B ) < 25 cm C ) 200 cm D ) 100 cm E ) 500 cm
B
In an Af climate, what time of day is precipitation most likely? 4 ) A ) at dawn B ) at noon C ) at mid-afternoon D ) at mid-morning E ) at midnight
C
In tropical regions the "winter" season is merely the ________ period. 13) A ) easterly wave B ) tropical cyclone C ) low sun D ) intertropical convergence E ) zodiac
C
Midlatitude deserts experience a ________ maximum in precipitation. 2 ) A ) winter B ) low sun C ) summer D ) steppe E ) b i-modal (two different months of)
C
The Köppen system of climatic classification ________. 5 ) A ) is seldom used today B ) uses human comfort to determine climate boundaries C ) is the one used in your textbook D ) uses data difficult to obtain E ) is the most recent numerical system
C
The classification scheme of the ancient Greeks was discarded ________. 3 ) A ) in the Renaissance B ) before written history C ) in the 20t h century D ) in the Dark Ages E ) in the 1s t century BC
C
This desert is in a "double rain shadow." 17) A ) Mojave B ) Kalahari C ) Atacama D ) Sahara E ) Saudi
C
Deserts are arid; steppes are ________. 9 ) A ) temperature B ) adiabatic C ) subtropical D ) semiarid E ) humid
D
In the Tropical Monsoonal climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ________. 29) A ) the presence of cool air masses B ) greater evaporation from vegetation C ) position of the Sun in the sky D ) increased cloudiness E ) wind flow from the Arctic Ocean
D
Presently, the most widely used classification system was derived by ________. 24) A ) the ancient Greeks B ) C.W. Thornthwaite C ) The National Weather Service of the United States D ) Wladimir Köppen E ) Norwegian meteorologists of the 20t h century
D
The area most closely associated with D climates is ________. 23) A ) the Amazon basin B ) Central America C ) Australia D ) Canada E ) Southern Africa
D
The single most descriptive word that can be applied to Tropical Wet climates is ________. 15) A ) seasonality B ) comfortable C ) invigorating D ) monotonous E ) variability
D
The world record highest one-day rainfall is ________ centimeters (2.54 centimeters = 1 inch). 20) A ) 7 B ) 767 C ) 5 3 D ) 188 E ) 3,105
D
Which of the following climate types is found at the highest latitudes? 27) A ) humid subtropical B ) Mediterranean C ) subtropical steppe D ) marine west coast E ) midlatitude desert
D
The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ________. 11) A ) moisture in the air B ) occurrence near the polar front C ) solar energy D ) high altitude E ) uplift in the air
E
The textbook uses climographs. Climographs are useful in ________. 26) A ) judging the strength of storms B ) calculating climatic change C ) predicting weather D ) recording relative humidity E ) classifying climate
E
Throughout the ET climates, ________ is/are very prevalent. 6 ) A ) tornadoes B ) heat waves C ) winter rain D ) easterly waves E ) radiation fogs
E
