Climate and Climate Regions Chapter 2.1 and 2.2

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

• Weather is day to day events of precipitation and temperature, but climate is week to week events.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

• Weather is day to day events of precipitation and temperature, but climate is the average, year-after-year conditions.

• Weather refers to the events of precipitation and temperature, but climate only refers to temperature.

What are the two main factors that determine climate?

• temperature and precipitation

• temperature and latitude

• latitude and altitude

• precipitation and altitude

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Based on latitude, what are the three temperature zones that the Earth can be divided into?

• tropical, polar and equatorial

• polar, temperate and dry

• equatorial, tropical and wet

• tropical, temperate and polar

What are the two main factors that affect precipitation?

• temperature and prevailing winds

• prevailing winds and the presence of mountains

• the presence of mountains and windward

• windward and temperature

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Why are highlands a distinct climate region?

• Mountains have a higher temperature than the regions around them.

• Temperature falls as altitude increases, so this region is colder than the regions that surround them.

• Mountains are steeper than hills.

• Most animals prefer to live in the mountains.

Which climate region has hot, humid summers?

• marine west coast

• subarctic

• humid subtropical

• mediterranean

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The ________________ climate region has dry summers and little rain. The southern coast of California has this climate.

• humid subtropical

• mediterranean

• tropical wet

• arid

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Which climate zone do we live in?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Polar
• Savannas

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Which of these does NOT contribute to climate?

• latitude
• weather
• ocean currents 
• prevailing winds

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Which climate region is warm all year long with distinct rainy and dry seasons. It has tall grasses and scattered trees.

• humid tropical

• tropical savanna

• steppe

• humid subtropical

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