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World Climates

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What climates are found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Marine West Coast and Humid Continental

b)

Subarctic and Tundra

c)

Highland and Desert

2.

What climate does most of northern Africa have?

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Tropical Savanna

c)

Desert

3.

Which climate has the least amount of vegetation?

a)

Ice Cap

b)

Steppe

c)

Desert

4.

What climate is found in central Australia?

a)

Humid Subtropical

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical Savanna

5.

Temperatures in the Sahara Desert can top 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Very humid climates are found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Monsoons always bring seasonal winds with moist air, particularly in parts of Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The world's largest rain forest is on on the continent of Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Savannas are areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Where would one find most Steppe Climates?

a)

Bordering the Mediterranean Sea

b)

Throughout most of South America

c)

Bordering deserts

11.

How would you describe the climate in which we live?

a)

Marine West Coast

b)

Humid Continental

c)

Subarctic

12.

Our textbook indicates that a Mediterranean Climate is typically popular for vacation time.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the driest and warmest month in Nice, France?

a)

January

b)

June

c)

July

14.

Remembering that the top of a map nearly always is north, which intermediate direction best describes the location of Nice in France?

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

15.

Use the physical and political maps on Pages 552-553 to name the country where we will find Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa.

a)

Uganda

b)

Tanzania

c)

Zambia

d)

Somalia

16.

You could say that Hurricane Florence is affecting a Humid Subtropical area of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Polar and Highland Climates are found halfway between the equator and the poles.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Highland, Indiana does NOT have a Highland Climate. What is the best reason to explain this?

a)

Highland has all four seasons.

b)

Highland is not located in a mountainous region.

c)

Highland receives a good amount of rain in the spring.

19.

A key feature of Tundra Climate is permanently frozen layers of soil called permafrost.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which continent has only one major Climate Region?

a)

Europe

b)

Antarctica

c)

North America

d)

Australia

21.

What is the sum of today's date in short form, doubled?

a)

80

b)

41

c)

82

d)

72