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The __________ climates have virtually no winter due to consistent daylength and an almost perpendicular sun angle.

tropicalmesothermalmicrothermalpolardesert

The __________ climates have distinct seasons, but generally average above freezing. Additionally, they are the location of over half (55 percent) the world's population.

mesothermaltropicaldesertpolarmicrothermal

Increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere __________.

are primarily byproducts of acid rain.absorb water molecules, so less water vapor available for rain.are associated with increased temperatures in the lower atmosphere.reflect infrared radiation back to Earth, which didn't happen in the past.prevent solar energy from reaching Earth's surface.

This forecast output from the the IMAGE 2.0 model shows the predicted change in average annual temperature, relative to what it was in 1970. Temperature change is likely to be greatest __________.

in the high latitudesin the middle latitudesjust about everywhere below about 40° North latitudeprimarily in Europein the Southern Hemisphere

In ___________ climates, rainfall is low, highly variable, and undependable.

tropical rainforesthumid continental mild summermidlatitude cold steppehumid continental hot summertropical monsoon

The __________ climate type is a result of fairly constant subsidence (i.e., the subtropical high pressure belts).

humid subtropicalhighlanddeserttropicalmarine subtropical

Moisture deficit is a predominant, semi-permanent characteristic of the __________ climate.

deserttropical rain forestmarine west coasthumid subtropicalpolar

Australia is characterized most prominantly by the ___________ climate type.

arid and semi-aridtropicalmesothermalhighlandmicrothermal

This climograph represents a location which is __________.

strongly influenced by the ITCZ in summer months onlystrongly influenced by the ITCZ in virtually all monthssomewhere north of 55 degrees North latitudein the Southern Hemisphereat an extremely high latitude

This climograph represents a location which is __________.

located somewhere along the Polar Front in the Northern Hemispherestrongly influenced by the ITCZ in summer months onlyunder strong influence of subtropical high pressure in winter onlyunder strong influence of subtropical high pressure in all monthsstrongly influenced by the ITCZ in virtually all months

This climograph represents a location which is __________.

under influence of the ITCZ during January and Februarylocated on the coastal fringe of Antarcticalocated somewhere near the Equatorunder the influence of sub-tropical high pressure during the summer monthslocated at a high latitude, continental location in the Northern Hemisphere

This climograph represents a location which is __________.

under strong influence of sub-tropical high pressure during winter monthsvery far from oceans or oceanic influencesunder strong influence of sub-tropical high pressure during summer monthsunder strong influence of the ITCZ during summer monthsunder strong influence of the ITCZ during all months

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