EV203: Climate and Biomes

Which parameters describe climate? Select all that apply.

• Temperature

• Temperature range

• Precipitation

• Type of vegetation

Answer explanation

Did you reference your climate control sticker?

Climate is

• a description of short term weather events.

• a hoax.

• the long term average and extremes in temperature and precipitation.

• something that changes every 30 years.

In which Koppen climate zone would you expect to find hot dry summers and mild wet winters?

• Af

• ET

• BSh

• Csa

Why are arid environments (BWh, BWk, BSh, BSk) often found around 30 degrees north and south latitude?

• That is the location of the sub-tropical high.

• Those areas are dominated by low-pressure belts.

• Precipitation is a direct result of latitude and solar insolation.

• That is where wind converges and brings dry air.

Why does the position of the ITCZ fluctuate during the year?

• The low-pressure belt follows the declination of the Sun.

• Polar vortices push it away during the winter.

• Sub-tropical highs expand during the summer.

• The ITCZ only covers the equator.

Which climate control(s) is(are) responsible for a location's temperature range?

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Land-water contrast

• Ocean currents

What is the Koppen climate classification code for an ice cap?

(a)  

In a climograph, how can you tell the amount of precipitation a place receives?

• Look at the squiggly line.

• Use the bars.

• Climographs only describe temperature and temperature range.

Net primary productivity is a result of

• Photosynthesis - respiration

• Precipitation - evaporation

• Insolation - reflection

Which of the following influence the net primary productivity of a region?

• Available moisture

• Available sunlight

• Available warmth (temperature)