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Chapter Test
is a comprehensive set of questions that uses multiple ways to assess your comprehension of the chapter material.
This activity contains 15 questions.
This
figure
shows the climographs for three selected stations. Examine the third climograph that depicts the climate of Normanton, Australia. The precipitation maximum in December and January may be explained by
the southward migration of the ITCZ during the high-Sun (summer) season.
the northward migration of the band of the westerlies and associated middle latitude cyclones during the low-Sun (winter) season.
the enhancement of precipitation by the equatorward migration of the subtropical high.
the fact that this is hurricane season in northern Australia.
the northward migration of the band of the westerlies and associated middle latitude cyclones during the high-Sun (summer) season.
This
figure
shows climographs for three cities. Examine the climographs for Chicago, Illinois, and Shanghai, China. The summer maximum in precipitation may best be explained by
the southward migration of the band of the westerlies and associated midlatitude cyclones during the low-Sun (winter) season.
convective precipitation during the high-Sun (summer) season.
the influence of the subpolar lows.
the northward migration of the ITCZ during the high-Sun (summer) season.
the southward migration of the band of the westerlies and associated midlatitude cyclones during the high-Sun (summer) season.
Examine this
climate data
for Salinas, California. What type of climate does Salinas have? [
Data Source
]
marine west coast
humid subtropical
humid continental
Mediterranean
subtropical steppe
Notice the summer minimum in precipitation and the winter maximum. The summer minimum is due to the influence of the _____, while the winter maximum can be attributed to the _____.
subtropical high; westerlies
subtropical high; ITCZ
ITCZ; subtropical high
ITCZ; westerlies
None of the above .
In Eurasia, the ____ climate is referred to as
taiga.
tundra
steppe
humid subtropical
Mediterranean
subarctic
The ___ °F isotherm corresponds to the poleward limit of tree growth and the equatorward edge of the tundra climate.
0
10
25
45
50
The monsoon climate experiences its highest temperature of the year
just after the rainy period.
just before the rainy period.
during the low-Sun period.
None of the above.
The climate of any highland location is usually closely related to that of the adjacent lowland.
True
False
Mediterranean climates are dominated in summer by dry, stable air, and in winter by precipitation.
True
False
C climates are for a year-round growing season.
True
False
Aw regions do not experience extreme contrasts in weather, unlike some of the other A climates.
True
False
Mediterranean climates (Csa, Csb) typically have _____ winters and ____ summers.
dry; wet
wet; dry
Match the climate characteristics to its letter code.
A matching question presents 6 answer choices and 6 items. The answer choices are lettered A through F. The items are numbered 13.1 through 13.6. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice.
Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
ET
Dfa
BSk
Af
Cfa
Csa
13.1 tropical humid climate
A
B
C
D
E
F
13.2 dry midlatitude semiarid
A
B
C
D
E
F
13.3 mild midlatitude climate, no dry season; hot summer
A
B
C
D
E
F
13.4 severe midlatitude climate; no dry season; hot summer
A
B
C
D
E
F
13.5 mild midlatitude climate; dry hot summer; wet winter
A
B
C
D
E
F
13.6 polar climate with no true summer
A
B
C
D
E
F
Match the climate characterisitics to the approriate letter on the map.
This question presents 6 items numbered 14.1 through 14.6. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through F.
For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.
14.1 the climate with the smallest annual range of temperature
A
B
C
D
E
F
14.2 a polar "desert"
A
B
C
D
E
F
14.3 climate with the largest daily range of temperature
A
B
C
D
E
F
14.4 dry summer–wet winter subtropical climate
A
B
C
D
E
F
14.5 monsoon climate
A
B
C
D
E
F
14.6 climate dominated by the polar front throughout most of the year
A
B
C
D
E
F
Why do climatologists view Africa as having a "practically perfect" pattern of climates? Be specific.
To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
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