Hurricanes in the Caribbean Lesson 11

What does this chart show?

Which hurricane on this list caused the most deaths? Which was the most expensive?

El Niño years occurred in both 2004 and 2005, but not in 2008 and 2012. What does this chart suggest about the relationship between El Niños and hurricanes?

How does El Niño affect the climate in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico according to this map? ​ ​ (a)  

• drier than normal
• drier and warmer than normal
• wetter and cooler than normal
• wetter and warmer than normal

How does this map show El Niño's effects on climates around the world?

What happens to the climate of the Atlantic coast of South American during an El Niño?

What causes the Coriolis effect?

• A. the rotation of Earth

• warm ocean temperatures

• the tilt of Earth on its axis

• extreme weather conditions

What is the best title for Part 4 of this diagram?

• Tropical Cyclone

• Tropical Downpour

• Tropical Depression

• Tropical Thunderstorm

What is the scientific study of climate and weather called?

• geology

• meteorology

• human geography

• physical geography

What happens when a hurricane moves over a large landmass?

• It stops raining.

• It grows in size.

• It loses strength.

• It picks up speed.