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Term-1 Climate Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the mountainous areas, climate and vegetation are affected by

a)

Altitude or Elevation

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

The sun

2.

The Atacama Desert was created by the Andes Mountains. This is called a?

a)

Rainbow

b)

Rain Shadow

c)

Sun Shadow

d)

Desert

3.

Which of the following explains how latitude affects climate? It is ____________

a)

responsible for the amount of heat the place receives

b)

a location’s elevation above sea level

c)

the reason why we experience global warming

d)

. the cause of the seasons and length of days of the place

4.

Peter lives in a place with warm summers and cold winters. In which climatic zone would he most likely reside?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Polar

d)

Hot Desert.

5.

Country D has dry and wet seasons and sunshine most of the time. In which climatic zone is this country likely to be located?

a)

North Polar

b)

North Temperate

c)

South Temperate

d)

Tropical

6.

Which climatic type is the most severe drought associated

a)

Equatorial

b)

Savannah

c)

Hot Desert

d)

Tropical Monsoon

7.

It is an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of a planet. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. What is it?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

Tropic of capricorn

8.

Tropical Rainforests are found

a)

a. towards the poles

b)

b.towards the equator

c)

c. towards the temperate zone

9.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The average weather over many years

d)

The average amount of rain over many years.

10.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
11.

clear, sunny skies

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

12.

Air in a low pressure system moves

a)

outward

b)

inward

13.

stormy weather (clouds and precipitation)

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

14.

Air in a high pressure system moves...

a)

clockwise

b)

counterclockwise

15.

heavier, sinking air

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

16.

lighter, rising air

a)

high pressure

b)

low pressure

17.

Weather in Tropic is

a)

Cold and Dry

b)

Cold and Wet

c)

Hot,Wet,Cold,Dry

d)

Hot and Wet

18.

Most tropical rainforests are located in a band around which line of latitide?

a)

Tropic of cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Antarctic circle

d)

equator

19.

What is the famous forest in Tropic?

a)

Amazon rainforest

b)

Australia

c)

Lulu Hypermarket

d)

Liara Forest

20.

Which map best shows the location of tropical rainforests?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Which region indicates where the vegetation will be most plentiful?

a)

region r

b)

region s

c)

region t

d)

region w

22.

What type of air mass would develop over this area?

a)

Warm and dry

b)

Warm and humid

c)

Cool and dry

d)

Cool and humid

23.

What is an air mass?

a)

An air current

b)

A high pressure system

c)

A big cloud

d)

A large body of air that has similar temperature and humidity

24.

Which type of front is when warm air replaces cold air masses?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

25.

Which type of front happens when two cold fronts cover a warm front and it pushes air upward.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

26.

What type of front does this symbol represent?

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

27.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

Low pressure

b)

High pressure

c)

Hot air

d)

Hot temperature

28.

What type of front does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

29.

What type of front does this symbol represent?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

30.

Which statement is true about cold fronts?

a)

Cold fronts rapidly push warm air up.

b)

Cold fronts are represented by red semicircles.

c)

Cold fronts can only occur in the winter season.

d)

Cold fronts form stratus clouds.

31.

What is the side of mountain called that receives much less rain or snow?

a)

(1)windward side

b)

(2)leeward side or rain shadow

32.

A rain shadow forms on the ___________ side of a mountain as a result of ___________ precipitation there.

a)

windward; more

b)

windward; less

c)

leeward; more

d)

leeward; less

33.

Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?

a)

windward, because of rising, moist air

b)

leeward, because of rising, dry air

c)

windward, because of sinking, moist air

d)

leeward, because of sinking, dry air

34.

What is the windward side of a mountain?

a)

The wet side that is upwind of the mountain.

b)

The side of the mountain with the most people.

c)

The dry side that is downwind of the mountain.

d)

The side of the mountain with the rain shadow.

35.

1. This side of the mountain is dry and desert like because of the rain shadow effect.

a)

Leeward

b)

Sideward

c)

Windward

d)

Land

36.

On the leeward side of a mountain, you might find _____.

a)

Heavy rainfall

b)

Desert

c)

More vegetation

d)

More snow

37.

What landform causes the rain shadow effect?

a)

Mountains

b)

Lakes

c)

Plains

d)

Valleys

38.

This side of the mountain is where the wind originates and evaporation occurs

a)

windward

b)

leeward

c)

rain shadow

d)

prevailing winds

39.

This side of the mountain is the direction in which the wind is blowing so it is sometimes called the "downwind" or the "lee" side

a)

windward

b)

prevailing winds

c)

leeward

d)

wind currents

40.

Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

a)

dry

b)

hot

c)

moist

d)

cold

41.

A rain shadow forms on the ___________ side of a mountain as a result of ___________ precipitation there.

a)

windward; more

b)

windward; less

c)

leeward; more

d)

leeward; less