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WorksheetsChapter 9: Earth's Climatic Regions Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5mins
Climate is
the weather of a region.
the short-term condition of the atmosphere.
the long-term atmospheric condition–including extremes that may occur.
a reference to temperature patterns only.
Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.
Climate is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time, whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.
Weather refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time, whereas climate refers to temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.
Climate refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time, whereas weather refers to temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.
The study of the climate and its variability, including long-term weather patterns over time and space and the controls thereof is
climatology.
meteorology.
weatherology.
paleontology.
An area defined by characteristic, long-term weather patterns is called
a biome.
an average weather place.
an ecosystem.
a climatic region.
The two principal climate components are
temperature and pressure.
temperature and precipitation.
precipitation and pressure.
pressure and wind speed.
Which of the following is not an element of weather and climate?
insolation
temperature
air pressure
hourly winds speed and direction
Regarding average annual precipitation, which of the following is correct?
The highest amounts occur throughout subtropical latitudes.
The drier regions are associated with the eastern portions of major landmasses.
The precipitation tends to increase with latitude toward the poles.
The highest average values occur along the equator.
Insolation, the energy input for the climate system, is largely determined by
latitude.
altitude.
location of high pressure cells.
upper atmospheric circulation.
A climate classification based on temperature and precipitation is a(n) ________ classification.
empirical
genetic
combined
conjectural
The boundaries of the Köppen system (as well as other climate classification systems) are
very abrupt corresponding to air mass interaction.
abrupt, but variable throughout the year, migrating with high and low-pressure cells.
transitions zones of gradual change.
determined by latitude and are, therefore, only estimates.
Major ecosystems determined largely by climatic regions and classified largely based on predominant vegetation are called
associations.
zoogeographic regions.
biomes.
climate zones.
Tropical climates are typically located
straddling the equator between 20° N/S.
all areas of the Earth influenced by a subtropical high-pressure system.
primarily in areas associated with cold ocean currents.
higher latitudes influenced by continental tropical air masses.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of tropical climates?
short, relatively mild, winters
consistent day lengths
unstable air masses
warm ocean temperatures
________ is a mesothermal climate with a long, hot, dry summer.
Tropical savanna
Semiarid steppe
Mediterranean
Humid subtropical hot-summer
Which of the following is false regarding the Mediterranean classification?
Summers are hot.
Seventy percent of the precipitation occurs in the winter months.
Summers are influenced by shifting subtropical high cells.
The bulk of precipitation occurs in the summer months.
Which type of vegetation is common in the Mediterranean climate?
taiga
chaparral and/or oak savanna
rain forest
boreal forest
Which of the following is not a causal element of microthermal climates?
increasing seasonality
latitudinal; effects on temperature
very limited continentality
large diurnal and annual temperature ranges
Dry climates are divided into two types according to moisture. These are
deserts and steppe.
deserts and tundra.
steppe and chaparral.
chaparral and tundra.
Factors that influence dry climates include all the following except
seasonal influence of the ITCZ.
dry, subsiding air associated with subtropical high pressure systems.
location in the rain shadow of mountains.
location in continental interiors.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding climate regions and climate change?
Tropical climates are expanding to higher latitudes.
Subtropical high pressures systems and associated dry conditions are moving to higher latitudes.
Many areas are becoming more prone to drought.
The boundaries of climate regions are fairly static.
