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Concept Quiz 5
Concept Quiz 5
This quiz covers key concepts 9 and 10 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.
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station, such as New York City, located at about 40°N latitude?
winter dry season
fall and spring precipitation
summer dry season
precipitation throughout the year
dry all year
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located beneath the eastern sides of subtropical highs?
dry all year
winter dry season
fall and spring precipitation
summer dry season
precipitation throughout the year
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located on an island at about 85°N latitude?
summer dry season
fall and spring precipitation
dry all year
precipitation throughout the year
winter dry season
The general subsidence of air between latitudes 20° and 35° is responsible for the world's subtropical deserts, in particular, the Sahara Desert of northern Africa and the Great Australian Desert.
True
False
The strength and location of Earth's pressure patterns vary during the course of the year.
True
False
In general, regions influenced by high pressure experience dry conditions.
True
False
In the Northern Hemisphere summer, high pressure replaces the winter highs over the continents.
True
False
Identify each of the following by selecting the correct response. (Zonal precipitation patterns, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)
This question presents 5 items numbered 8.1 through 8.5. 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.
8.1 Polar front
A
B
C
D
E
8.2 Dry in all seasons
A
B
C
D
E
8.3 Abundant precipitation in all seasons
A
B
C
D
E
8.4 Winter wet, summer dry
A
B
C
D
E
8.5 Summer wet, winter dry
A
B
C
D
E
The midlatitudes receive most of their precipitation from traveling cyclonic storms.
True
False
Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located along the equator?
dry all year
winter dry season
summer dry season
fall and spring precipitation
precipitation throughout the year
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