TROPICAL DESIGN PRELIM EXAM ARCH2A

_________ plays a very important role in architectural

and building forms.

• Tropical Design

• Weather

• Climate

• Wind Direction

the greatest environmental threat the world faces today. It is caused by emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide.

• Pollution

• Climate Change

• Environmental Destruction

• Urban Heat Island Effect

the most important climate factor affecting climate designing.

• Soil Temperature

• Humidity

• Rainfall

• Weather Temperature

By definition, __________________ refers to the proportion of

the existing amount of humidity in the air to the maximum

amount of acceptable humidity in terms of percent.

• Low Humidity

• Absolute Humidity

• Relative Humidity

• High Humidity

It refers to so high or so low rate of meteorological factors.

• Weather Forecast

• Wind Direction and Speed

• Air Humidity

• Weather Detrimental Phenomenon

The __________ climate regions are characterized by a lack of warm summers. Consists of cool summers and very cold winters.

• Arid

• Polar

• Temperate

• Continental

A _____________ climate or dry summer climate is characterized by dry summers and mild, wet winters.

• Maritime

• Arid

• Tropical

• Mediterranean

__________________ climates are distinguished by the departure of their characteristics from those of

surrounding lowlands, and the one common basis for this distinction is that of atmospheric rarefaction.

• Tropical

• Arid

• Maritime

• Mountain

The ______________ climate is characterized by dry

and hot summer and cold and rainy winter.

• Polar

• Continental

• Maritime

• Mediterranean

_______________ climates are those climates where

heat is dominant problem where the greater part of year buildings serve to keep cool for occupants room rather than warm.

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Maritime

• Arid