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WorksheetsEV203: Climate and Biomes
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which parameters describe climate? Select all that apply.
Temperature
Temperature range
Precipitation
Type of vegetation
Climate is
a description of short term weather events.
a hoax.
the long term average and extremes in temperature and precipitation.
something that changes every 30 years.
In which Koppen climate zone would you expect to find hot dry summers and mild wet winters?
Af
ET
BSh
Csa
Why are arid environments (BWh, BWk, BSh, BSk) often found around 30 degrees north and south latitude?
That is the location of the sub-tropical high.
Those areas are dominated by low-pressure belts.
Precipitation is a direct result of latitude and solar insolation.
That is where wind converges and brings dry air.
Why does the position of the ITCZ fluctuate during the year?
The low-pressure belt follows the declination of the Sun.
Polar vortices push it away during the winter.
Sub-tropical highs expand during the summer.
The ITCZ only covers the equator.
Which climate control(s) is(are) responsible for a location's temperature range?
Latitude
Altitude
Land-water contrast
Ocean currents
What is the Koppen climate classification code for an ice cap?
(a)
In a climograph, how can you tell the amount of precipitation a place receives?
Look at the squiggly line.
Use the bars.
Climographs only describe temperature and temperature range.
Net primary productivity is a result of
Photosynthesis - respiration
Precipitation - evaporation
Insolation - reflection
Which of the following influence the net primary productivity of a region?
Available moisture
Available sunlight
Available warmth (temperature)
What is depicted on pages 38-39 of Goode's World Atlas?
Koppen climate classifications
Soil type
Insolation values
Net Primary Productivity (NDVI)
Which of the below biomes experiences practically no limits to net primary productivity.
Deserts
Tundra/Taiga
Tropical Rainforests
Temperature Deciduous Forests
A change in plant types as you ascend a mountain (gain elevation) is known as " (a) zonation."
