Concept Quiz 2

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This quiz covers key concepts 3and 4 from Chapter 15. 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 9 questions.

Cool summer climates are found at __________.

high altitudeshigh latitudessubtropical latitudesboth high latitudes and high altitudesnone of the above

As a tool for presenting the general world pattern of climates, the __________ classification has been the best-known and most used system for decades.

WegnerFujitaKöppenWentworthTrewartha

Four of the five major climate groups (A, C, D, E) are defined on the basis of , while the fifth has as its primary criterion.

temperature; precipitationtemperature; vegetationtemperature; altitudelatitude; precipitationlatitude; vegetation

Typically, poleward moving ocean currents, such as the Gulf Stream, cause air temperatures to be __________ than would be expected for their latitudes.

less seasonalcoolermore variedboth less seasonal and coolernone of the above

The latitude of a place plays a significant role in climate because latitude determines __________.

distance from the Sunlength of daylightelevationSun angleboth Sun angle and length of daylight

Which major climate group is dominated by the polar front and thus is a battleground for tropical and polar air masses?

ABCDE

	Continental climates tend to be much less extreme than marine climates.

	True False

	In general, the smaller the mean annual rainfall, the greater its variability.

	True False

	Tropical wet and dry climates are characterized by wet summers followed by dry winters.

	True False

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Concept Quiz 2

Cool summer climates are found at __________.

As a tool for presenting the general world pattern of climates, the __________ classification has been the best-known and most used system for decades.

Four of the five major climate groups (A, C, D, E) are defined on the basis of __________, while the fifth has __________ as its primary criterion.

Typically, poleward moving ocean currents, such as the Gulf Stream, cause air temperatures to be __________ than would be expected for their latitudes.

The latitude of a place plays a significant role in climate because latitude determines __________.

Which major climate group is dominated by the polar front and thus is a battleground for tropical and polar air masses?

Continental climates tend to be much less extreme than marine climates.

In general, the smaller the mean annual rainfall, the greater its variability.

Tropical wet and dry climates are characterized by wet summers followed by dry winters.

Four of the five major climate groups (A, C, D, E) are defined on the basis of , while the fifth has as its primary criterion.