Question 1

Vertical zonation of vegetation is particularly prominent in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Plains of the United States
B)   tropical rainforests
C)   tropical highlands
D)   mountains in tundra climates
E)   tropical forests before humans were on the planetF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 2

Explain oxygen isotope analysis and how it is used.

Accepted Answer

Oxygen occurs as ₁₆O and ₁₈O. ₁₈O takes more e...

Question 3

The E climates are, by definition, summerless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

There are more square kilometers of A climates in ________ than in any other region.

Accepted Answer

A)   Australia
B)   Asia
C)   Africa
D)   South America
E)   AntarcticaF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere and the maximum precipitation in its Csa climate type falls in the month of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   January
B)   March
C)   June
D)   September
E)   DecemberF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

A middle latitude climate type located on the western edges of the continents is the ________ climate.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cfa
B)   Dfa
C)   Dwa
D)   Csb
E)   BWhF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Steppe climates can be thought of as occupying transitional positions between deserts and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   polar climates
B)   Köppen's "B" climates
C)   humid climates
D)   tropical climates
E)   coastal climatesF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Both great distances from oceanic moisture sources and blockage of moist flow by topography are both associated with dryness in the ________ desert.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sahara
B)   Atacama
C)   Sonoran
D)   Central Asian
E)   ArabianF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

The lowest temperature ever recorded was recorded in Antarctica.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Decreasing sea ice seems to be affecting the polar bear population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A prime characteristic of Tropical wet climates is the low average annual temperature range.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following would be an expected average annual precipitation total in a marine west coast climate?

Accepted Answer

A)   10 centimeters
B)   100 centimeters
C)   1,000 centimeters
D)   10,000 centimeters
E)   none of the aboveF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The classic Marine west-coast climate is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Csa
B)   Cfa
C)   Cfb
D)   Csb
E)   CwaF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   frontal
B)   unreliable
C)   convective
D)   orographic
E)   drizzleF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

In Am climates, the hottest time of year is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   winter
B)   summer
C)   fall
D)   spring
E)   the rainy seasonF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

On the "idealized continent" showing climate types, it is obvious that factors other than latitude help to make the patterns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following has the LEAST average annual precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Af
B)   Aw
C)   Am
D)   EF
E)   BSkF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 18

For many centuries before the present one, scholars believed that the world had ________ climatic zones.

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1
C)   5
D)   10
E)   20F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

In most classification schemes, which principal indicator is used to delineate five zones and their subtypes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Precipitation
B)   Temperature
C)   Cloudiness
D)   Daylength
E)   Vegetation typesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Throughout the ET climates, ________ is/are very prevalent.

Accepted Answer

A)   tornadoes
B)   radiation fogs
C)   winter rain
D)   easterly waves
E)   heat wavesF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 8: Climate and Climate Change

Steppe climates can be thought of as occupying transitional positions between deserts and ________.

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Explain oxygen isotope analysis and how it is used.

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In the tropical wet climate, precipitation is mainly ________.

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For many centuries before the present one, scholars believed that the world had ________ climatic zones.

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A middle latitude climate type located on the western edges of the continents is the ________ climate.

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Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere and the maximum precipitation in its Csa climate type falls in the month of ________.

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Decreasing sea ice seems to be affecting the polar bear population.

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Vertical zonation of vegetation is particularly prominent in which region?

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The E climates are, by definition, summerless.

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A prime characteristic of Tropical wet climates is the low average annual temperature range.

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The classic Marine west-coast climate is the ________.

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There are more square kilometers of A climates in ________ than in any other region.

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Which of the following has the LEAST average annual precipitation?

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The lowest temperature ever recorded was recorded in Antarctica.

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In most classification schemes, which principal indicator is used to delineate five zones and their subtypes?

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Throughout the ET climates, ________ is/are very prevalent.

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Both great distances from oceanic moisture sources and blockage of moist flow by topography are both associated with dryness in the ________ desert.

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Which of the following would be an expected average annual precipitation total in a marine west coast climate?

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In Am climates, the hottest time of year is ________.

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On the "idealized continent" showing climate types, it is obvious that factors other than latitude help to make the patterns.

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