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Concept Quiz 2

This quiz covers key concepts 3 and 4 from Chapter 7. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
According to the single-cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley, the most important factor causing the global atmospheric circulation was __________.
 
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Question 2.
Most of the United States is located in which global wind zone?
 
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Question 3.
Which two global winds originate from the subtropical highs?
 
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Question 4.
The __________ is a wind system that exhibits pronounced seasonal reversal in direction.
 
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Question 5.
The North American monsoon produces a wet spring followed by a comparatively dry summer that impacts large areas of the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.
   
 
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Question 6.
Nearly half of the world's population inhabits regions affected by monsoonal circulation.
   
 
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Question 7.
The polar easterlies and the westerlies clash to form a convergent zone known as the subpolar low.
   
 
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Question 8.
A three-cell circulation model of the atmosphere is a more realistic way to examine global circulation than a one-cell model.
   
 
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Question 9.
Identify each of the following by selecting the correct response. (Global pressures and winds, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)
The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 9.1 through 9.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
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Question 10.
The trade winds from both hemispheres meet near the equator in a region that has a weak pressure gradient called the horse latitudes.
   
 
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