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Chapter Test
This 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.

Question 1
1 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
 
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Question 2
2 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
 
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Question 3
3 Examine this climate data for Salinas, California. What type of climate does Salinas have? [Data Source]
 
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Question 4
4 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 _____.
 
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Question 5
5 In Eurasia, the ____ climate is referred to as taiga.
 
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Question 6
6 The ___ °F isotherm corresponds to the poleward limit of tree growth and the equatorward edge of the tundra climate.
 
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Question 7
7 The monsoon climate experiences its highest temperature of the year
 
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Question 8
8 The climate of any highland location is usually closely related to that of the adjacent lowland.
   
 
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Question 9
9 Mediterranean climates are dominated in summer by dry, stable air, and in winter by precipitation.
   
 
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Question 10
10 C climates are for a year-round growing season.
   
 
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Question 11
11 Aw regions do not experience extreme contrasts in weather, unlike some of the other A climates.
   
 
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Question 12
12 Mediterranean climates (Csa, Csb) typically have _____ winters and ____ summers.
 
dry; wet
wet; dry
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Question 13
13 Match the climate characteristics to its letter code.
Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.
A ET
B Dfa
C BSk
D Af
E Cfa
F Csa
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Question 14
14 Match the climate characterisitics to the approriate letter on the map.

The letters A through F appear on an image associated with this question.

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 15
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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