Geog 103 Chapter 8
"Continentality" is a term most closely associated with which climatic type?
D
For the ENTIRE last 10,000 years Earth temperatures can be ________. warm and fairly steady unchanged warmed drastically cooled drastically in an Ice Age
warm and fairly steady
Which of the following would be an expected average annual precipitation total in a marine west coast climate? 10 centimeters 100 centimeters 1,000 centimeters 10,000 centimeters none of the above
100
The world record for greatest precipitation received in a single year is on the order of ________ centimeters. 2.6 26 260 2,600 260,000
2600
For many centuries before the present one, scholars believed that the world had ________ climatic zones. 0 1 5 10 20
5
Which of the following average annual precipitation totals is CLOSEST to that expected in an Icecap climate? < 25 cm 100 cm 200 cm 500 cm > 1,0000 cm
< 25 cm
The intertropical convergence zone is most closely associated with which of the Köppen system's major climate types? A B C D E
A
"Night is winter" is best applied to the ________ climate. Af Am BWk Csa Dfa
Af
A small island on the Equator would most likely be classified ________. Aw BS Cfa Af Dfa
Af
The tropical monsoon climate bears a letter classification of ________. Aw BW Am BS Cfa
Am
The presence of the cold Humboldt current and the Andes Mountains help to create the coastal ________ Desert. Sahara Gobi Sonoran Atacama Mojave
Atacama
is desert is in a "double rain shadow." Sahara Kalahari Atacama Mojave Saudi
Atacama
Which of the following climate types takes up the most land area? A B C D H
B
The midlatitude steppe fits into the Köppen classification as ________. BWk Cwa Aw BSk ET
BSk
Both great distances from oceanic moisture sources and blockage of moist flow by topography are both associated with dryness in the ________ desert. Sahara Atacama Sonoran Central Asian Arabian
Central Asian
A Cfa climate exists on the southeastern coast of the United States. Which climate type exists on the southwestern coast of the United States? Cfa Csa Cfb BWh Dfa
Csa
Which climate type is known for clear skies in the summertime? Af Cfa Dfa Csa Am
Csa
A middle latitude climate type located on the western edges of the continents is the ________ climate.
Csb
"Continentality" is a term most closely associated with which climatic type? A B C D H
D
Of the main Köppen climate zones, ________ is the only one that does not occur in the Southern Hemisphere. A B C D E
D
A Cfb climate exists along the northwest coast of the United States. Which climate type exists along the northeastern coast of the United States? Cfa Csa Cfb BWh Dfa
Dfa
Which of the following has the LEAST average annual precipitation? Af Aw Am EF BSk
EF
At its equatorward margin the ________ climate is bounded by the 0° Celsius isotherm of average annual temperature. Dfa Dwa ET EF BW
ET
Which climatic type is most closely associated with the smallest average daily ranges of temperature? ET BWk Cfa Dfa Csa
ET
Looking at a world climate map, ________ has the most symmetrical of the distributions of major climatic types on either side of the Equator. Australia South America Africa Europe Asia
Europe
Melt ponds and moulins are closely associated with ________. C climates coastal climates Greenland the Rocky Mountains Antarctica
Greenland
Which of the following is FALSE of the Highland (H) climates? They are usually closely related to adjacent lowland locations. There is great diversity within small areas. Exposure to the Sun is a critical climatic control. Exposure to the wind is a critical climatic control. They do not occur at tropical latitudes.
They do not occur at tropical latitudes.
The textbook uses climographs. Climographs are useful in ________. predicting weather classifying climate recording relative humidity judging the strength of storms calculating climatic change
classifying climate
Over the ENTIRE past 70 million years there has been ________. a global cooling a global warming a global warming and then a global cooling no significant climate changes no way to determine if there have been climate changes
a global warming
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the midlatitude desert climate type? colder than its tropical counterpart far removed from oceanic moisture blocked from oceanic moisture by mountains found in Asia, North America, and South America a winter maximum of precipitation
a winter maximum of precipitation
In midlatitude desert (BWk) climates, the ________ temperature is greater than in subtropical desert (BWh) climates. average annual daily high annual median annual range of daily low
annual range of
The hottest places on Earth are ________. associated with the longest day lengths hot all year round also the most humid places found at the Equator associated with a lack of clouds
associated with a lack of clouds
In an Af climate, what time of day is precipitation most likely? at dawn at mid-morning at noon at mid-afternoon at midnight
at mid-afternoon
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 ________. classification averaging weather forecasting compromise frustration
classification
The text makes frequent use of ________, which are charts showing average monthly temperatures and precipitation amounts.
climographs
In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________.
convective
In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________. frontal unreliable convective orographic drizzle
convective
Which of the following helps determine past climate on the basis of tree rings?
dendrochronology
Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________. dry summer subtropical midlatitude steppe upland savanna boreal forest midlatitude monsoon
dry summer subtropical
The lowercase letter symbolizing "moist, with no dry season" in the Köppen classification system is
f
By some estimates, the annual average extent of Northern Hemisphere sea ice has ________ since the 1950s.
halved
The world's highest average annual wind speed can be found ________. on the Great Plains of the United States on the East Coast of the United States in Antarctica in Siberia on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes
in Antarctica
The classification scheme of the ancient Greeks was discarded ________. before written history in the 1st century BC in the Dark Ages in the Renaissance in the 20th century
in the 20th century
In the Tropical Monsoonal climates, summer is NOT the warmest season because of ________. position of the Sun in the sky the presence of cool air masses wind flow from the Arctic Ocean increased cloudiness greater evaporation from vegetation
increased cloudiness
City A and City B are located 500 km from one another and are the same latitude. City A has a much greater annual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A
is in a more continental climate than City B
The Köppen system of climatic classification ________.
is the one used in your textbook
The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is ________. locations of anticyclones the westerly winds the intertropical convergence easterly winds position of the cold ocean currents
locations of anticyclones
In subarctic (Dfc, Dfd, Dwc, Dwd) climates, which of the following explains the presence of a continuous, thin snow cover for many months of the year? high snowfall totals long summers geothermal energy from within the Earth low evapotranspiration rates above-freezing temperatures in the winter
low evapotranspiration rates
In tropical regions the "winter" season is merely the ________ period. zodiac low sun intertropical convergence easterly wave tropical cyclone
low sun
Which of the following climates does NOT have a summer wetter than its winter? monsoon humid subtropical mediterranean humid continental subarctic
mediterranean
In the Df and Dw climates, winter precipitation mainly originates from ________. midlatitude cyclones orographic influences large thunderstorms the intertropical convergence subtropical highs
midlatitude cyclones
The single most descriptive word that can be applied to Tropical Wet climates is ________
monotonous
The one-year record rainfall took place in a ________ climate type. rainforest monsoon mediterranean west coast marine humid subtropical
monsoon
In Am climates, the hottest time of year is ________. winter summer fall spring the rainy season
spring
In the BS climatic type, the "S" stands for ________. steppe seasonal selva savanna semi-annual
steppe
The BWh climate is "caused" by the ________. subtropical highs trade winds westerlies warm ocean currents none of the above
subtropical highs
To the Greeks, their land fell within the ________ zone in their early classification of climate.
temperate
Tropical monsoon climates are found where ________. Earth's hottest temperatures occur summer temperatures much hotter than winter temperatures there is much more yearly evapotranspiration than precipitation winter precipitation much greater than summer precipitation the ITCZ comes overhead in the summer
the ITCZ comes overhead in the summer
Mediterranean climates experience dry summers because of ________. a double maximum of sun elevation the position of subtropical high pressure the cool ocean currents adjacent rain shadows the strong jet stream influence
the position of subtropical high pressure
