Climate of North and South America | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

What is the climate?

• what the average weather conditions are like over a longer period of time

• what the weather was like yesterday

• what the weather will be like next week

• what the weather is like today

Answer explanation

Climate describes what the average weather conditions in a place are like over a longer period of time (usually 30 years or so).

Which two ways of presenting data are combined in a climate graph?

• bar chart

• line graph

• pie chart

• scatter graph

Answer explanation

A bar chart and a line graph are combined in a climate graph.

What type of climate does Greenland have?

• dry

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Answer explanation

Greenland has a polar climate. The Arctic Circle goes through Greenland.

What type of climate does Costa Rica have?

• dry

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

Answer explanation

Costa Rica has a tropical climate. It is located close to the Equator.

The sun’s rays are more concentrated at the __________.

• Equator

• North Pole

• South Pole

Answer explanation

The sun's rays are more concentrated at the Equator.

Manaus, in Brazil, is near the Equator. Choose two descriptions of the climate there.

• Hot temperatures all year round.

• High levels of rainfall in February, March and April.

• Cold in June and July.

• Very little rainfall throughout the year.

Answer explanation

Manaus has hot temperatures all year round because it is near the Equator where the sun's rays are concentrated. It is in the Amazon Rainforest which has high levels of rainfall throughout the year.