Chapter 8 Quiz
The area closely associated with D climates is ______.
Canada
A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ______.
A f
The climate type for the desert areas is ______.
BW
Which climate type is known for clear skies in the summertime?
C s a
Of the main Koppen climate zones, ______ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
D
Latitude seems to be the most important control of Highland climates.
False
Rainfall is absent in Cfb climates in the summer.
False
Which of the following is FALSE of the Highland (H) climates?
They do not occur at tropical latitudes
Icecap climates often have very strong winds blowing off of their surfaces.
True
Mediterranean climates receive almost all their precipitation from cyclonic storms.
True
The lowest temperature ever recorded was recorded in Antarctica.
True
Presently, the most widely used classification system was derived by ______.
Wladimir Koppen
Over the ENTIRE past 700 million years has been ______.
a global cooling
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the midlatitude desert climate type?
a winter maximum of precipitation
In the Tropical Monsoonal Climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ______.
increased cloudiness
In subartic (Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd) climates, which of the following explains the presence of continuous, thin snow cover for many months of the year?
low evapotranspiration
Which of the following climates does NOT have a summer wetter than its winter?
mediterranean
The Koppen system of climate classification is based on ______.
temperature and precipitation
Mediterranean climates experience dry summers because of ______.
the position of subtropical high pressure
The B climates are dry most usually because of lack of ______.
uplift in the air
