Climate and Climate Change Review 2022

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitudes
• far from the ocean

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

• decreased slightly
• increased until recently, and then decreased
• increased steadily
• stayed about the same

Which type of climate change covers the shortest amount of time?

• Continental Drift
• an Ice Age
• El Nino

Which climate zone is frequently found at 30 degrees latitude where high pressure air sinks to the earth?

• desert
• polar
• tropical
• temperate

Which climate zone has the least variation in temperature through the year?

• desert
• polar
• tropical
• temperate

Which climate zone would most likely exist because of the influence of a warm surface current?

• polar
• desert
• temperate

The last Great Ice Age (20,000 years ago) was created by all of the following except the

• Milankovitch cycles (earth's movements)

• position of the continents

• Ocean Conveyor shutting down

Which factor does NOT influence an areas climate?

• longitude
• latitude
• ocean currents
• elevation

If you are near the equator at the top of a high altitude mountain it will still be hot because of latitude.

• True
• False