1 .		The westerlies and trade winds are examples of what winds?
2 .		According to the single-cell circulation model proposed by George Hadley, the most important factor causing the global atmospheric circulation was __________.
3 .		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?
4 .		A chinook (or foehn) wind is a __________.
5 .		The polar jet stream occurs along a major frontal zone called the __________ front.
6 .		Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located along the equator?
7 .		Episodes of ocean warming produced by a warm countercurrent that replaces the cold Peruvian current along the coasts of Equador and Peru are referred to as __________ events.
8 .		Most of the United States is located in which global wind zone?
9 .		Which two global winds originate from the subtropical highs?
10 .		Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located beneath the eastern sides of subtropical highs?
11 .		The __________ is a wind system that exhibits pronounced seasonal reversal in direction.
12 .		Which one of the following statements about the polar jet stream is NOT true?
13 .		Along the eastern shores of oceans, most notably along the coasts of California, Peru, and West Africa, winds produce vertical water movements, called __________, that bring cold water from deeper layers to replace warmer surface-water.
14 .		Which one of the following statements best characterizes the rainfall distribution at a station located on an island at about 85°N latitude?
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