Chapter 8 Quiz

1.  Midlatitude deserts experience a ________ maximum in precipitation.
  steppe 
  winter 
  bi-modal (two different months of) 
  summer 
  low sun 
 

2. Which of the following does not appear as a capital letter identifying on of the major climate groups in the Köppen classification system?
  A 
  B 
  C 
  D 
  W 
 

3. This map shows shading in western North America, along all of the west coast of South America, and north of India.  

What major climate group is shown by this figure?
  A 
  B 
  D 
  H 
  E 
 

4. The IPCC concludes that temperature increases, sea-level increases, and rainfall changes are effectively irreversible for a period of “________” after CO2 emissions are stabilized.
  years 
  days 
  centuries 
  weeks 
  months 
 

5. The area most closely associated with D climates is ________.
  Central America 
  Southern Africa 
  Canada 
  the Amazon basin 
  Australia 
 

6. Anthropogenic means ________ in terms of climate change.
  “good for humans”
  “made by Nature”
  “fixed by humans”
  “caused by humans”
  “changed by the biosphere”
 

7. In the Df and Dw climates, winter precipitation mainly originates from ________.
  the intertropical convergence 
  midlatitude cyclones 
  orographic influences 
  large thunderstorms 
  subtropical highs 
 

8. Of the six major modified Köppen climatic types used in your textbook, only the Group ________ is associated with climates defined on the basis of moisture.
  A 
  B 
  C 
  D 
  E 
 

9 In terms of general location of a climate, in what place would one expect to find a humid continental climate in the United States?
  South Central (Dallas, Texas) 
  The Northwest (Seattle, Washington) 
  The Southeast (Atlanta, Georgia) 
  The Great Lakes (Buffalo, New York) 
  The Southwest (Phoenix, Arizona) 

10. The accompanying figure shows month by month temperatures and precipitation for St. Louis, Missouri. Average temperature is indicated with a solid line and average precipitation is indicated with bars extending from the bottom.

This figure is known as a(n) ________.
  climosketch 
  climograph 
  climogram 
  climogauge 
  
climotable    
 

11. The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________.
  temperature and precipitation 
  solar radiation 
  sensible temperature indices 
  evapotranspiration 
  cumulative humidity indices 
 

12. Steppe climates can be thought of as occupying transitional positions between deserts and ________.
  northern 
  humid climates 
  polar climates 
  tropical climates 
  coastal climates 
 

13.   The figure shows vertical zones on a tropical mountain.  

The zone lowest to sea level is called the ________.
  Tierra redícula 
  Tierra caliente 
  Tierra helada 
  Tierra templada 
  Tierra fria 
 

14 A matter of great concern is that many of the places where existing climates are predicted to disappear also happen to regions currently with great ________.
  snow cover 
  vertical zonation 
  numbers of fossils 
  biological diversity 
  rises in sea level 
 
15.   Which of the following is not usually found in highland locations as compared to their surrounding lowlands?
  Heavier precipitation 
  Lower atmospheric pressure 
  Higher temperatures 
  Local wind systems more prevalent 
  Altitudinal zonation of vegetation 
 

16. The current rise in global sea level can be attributed to ________.
  increases in rainfall 
  increases in the flow of large rivers 
  increases in evaporation 
  melting of glaciers 
  the tectonic lowering of continents 
 

17. The driest desert in the world is the ________.
  Gobi 
  Simpson 
  Kalahari 
  Atacama 
  Sahara 
 
18. Which type of climate is usually found closest to the Equator?
  Am 
  Csa 
  Af 
  Dfa 
  BWk 
 
19. Which of the following helps determine past climate on the basis of tree rings?
  Oxygen isotope analysis 
  Dendrochronology 
  18O/16O ratio
  Pollen analysis 
 
20. For the last 10,000 years as a whole, Earth temperatures can be said to be________.
  warmed drastically 
  cooled drastically 
  unchanged 
  warm and fairly steady 
  in an Ice Age 
 
21. There are two large areas of ice cap climate in the world. They are in ________.
  Russia and China 
  Greenland and Antarctica 
  the United States and Canada 
  Greenland and Canada 
  Antarctica and the United States 
 
22. The intertropical convergence zone is most closely associated with which of the Köppen system’s major climate types?
  A 
  B 
  C 
  D 
  E 
 
23. The IPCC concludes that the largest cause of current global warming is ________.
  the decrease in atmospheric water vapor 
  anthropogenic 
  mistakes in the work done by scientists 
  natural 
  the increase in atmospheric ozone 
 
24. Observed climate change on Earth does not include ________.
  an increase in air temperature 
  warm days and cold nights both increasing 
  the beginnings of deserts in the Af climates 
  the Arctic warming more than the global average 
  the rising of sea level 
 
25. The hottest places on Earth are ________.
  also the most humid places 
  found at the Equator 
  hot all year round 
  associated with the longest day lengths 
  associated with a lack of clouds 

Chapter 8 Quiz Answers 

1.  Midlatitude deserts experience a ________ maximum in precipitation.
  steppe 
  winter 
  bi-modal (two different months of) 
  summer 
  low sun 
 

Answer:    summer