GY 101 Chapter 7 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. is defined as the long-term weather pattern of a Climate
place including the variability and extremes of weath-
er.
2. Weather is a state of short-term atmospheric condi- the long-term conditions
tions lasting for a period of time ranging from an hour of a place that last years or
to a week, whereas climate is . decades
3. What are some of the reasons to classify climates Creating useful general-
using a globally uniform scale? izations
Communicating regional
characteristics
Observing broad patterns
4. In 1884, Vladmir first published his climate classi- Koppen
fication system. A version of this same system is the
most widely used system in the world today.
5. The deadliest natural disaster in US history was: the 1900 Galveston hurri-
cane
6. What is an ecotone? A gradual transition be-
tween vegetation and cli-
mates types
7. The transition boundary between vegetation and cli- ecotone
mate types is gradual and is referred to as an:
8. Match each of the 5 categories of climate to its classi- A: Tropical climates
fication in the Koppen climate classification system. B: Arid climates
C: Temperate Mid-Lati-
tude
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D: Harsh Mid-Latitude
E: Polar
9. How are climate types distributed with increasing lat- 1. E-types
itude? Imagine the Northern Hemisphere, and order 2. D-types
the climate types with those closet to the equator at 3. C-types
the bottom and those closet to the North Pole at the 4. B-types
top 5. A-types
10. Compare point and non-point sources of pollution by Point source: a localized
matching them to their descriptions source of pollution
Non-point source: multi-
ple sources of pollution
11. What are the two primary subtypes of Group B cli- Desert and steppe
mates using the Koppen classification system?
12. What climates experience temperatures below freez- EF and ET
ing throughout the year or during most of the year
and are located at high latitudes?
13. The of a place or region is characterized by several climate
factors including the specifics of Koppen classification
system, topography, wind directions, and pollution
14. It is predicted that atmospheric moisture will increase becomes warmer
in the atmosphere if the planet .
15. Which four of the gases below are known to signifi- water vapor, carbon diox-
cantly contribute to insolation absorbed in the atmos- ide, methane, nitrous ox-
phere or are recognized as greenhouse gases? ide
16. Mid-latitude climates in Group D that are primar- continental
ily located in the Northern Hemisphere and have
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year-round precipitation, warm to hot summers, and
long cold to severe winters are Dfa and Dfb Humid
climates.
17. Which climate is characterized as being the hottest BWh - Hot desert
and most arid, and covers large areas of Africa, Aus-
tralia, and the American Southwest?
18. What four elements make up the majority of air pollu- Hydrogen
tion gases (in compounds)? Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
19. Temperature climates in the C Group that receive Monsoon
most of their rainfall during hot or warm summers are
the Cwa nad Cwb Temperate climates.
20. Match the climate group to where it is common on Arid (B): Along 30 N and
Earth's surface. 30 S latitudes
Temperate (C): Between
30 and 60 N and 30 and
60 S
Tropical (A): Along and
near the equator
Harsh mid-latitude (D):
Along 60 N and 60 S lati-
tudes
Polar (E): Highest latitudes
in both hemispheres
21. A climate located near the equator with hot temper- Af - Tropical Rain Forest
atures and abundant precipitation year-round is a(n)
climate.
Answers
1. is defined as the long-term weather pattern of a Climate
place including the variability and extremes of weath-
er.
2. Weather is a state of short-term atmospheric condi- the long-term conditions
tions lasting for a period of time ranging from an hour of a place that last years or
to a week, whereas climate is . decades
3. What are some of the reasons to classify climates Creating useful general-
using a globally uniform scale? izations
Communicating regional
characteristics
Observing broad patterns
4. In 1884, Vladmir first published his climate classi- Koppen
fication system. A version of this same system is the
most widely used system in the world today.
5. The deadliest natural disaster in US history was: the 1900 Galveston hurri-
cane
6. What is an ecotone? A gradual transition be-
tween vegetation and cli-
mates types
7. The transition boundary between vegetation and cli- ecotone
mate types is gradual and is referred to as an:
8. Match each of the 5 categories of climate to its classi- A: Tropical climates
fication in the Koppen climate classification system. B: Arid climates
C: Temperate Mid-Lati-
tude
, GY 101 Chapter 7 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
D: Harsh Mid-Latitude
E: Polar
9. How are climate types distributed with increasing lat- 1. E-types
itude? Imagine the Northern Hemisphere, and order 2. D-types
the climate types with those closet to the equator at 3. C-types
the bottom and those closet to the North Pole at the 4. B-types
top 5. A-types
10. Compare point and non-point sources of pollution by Point source: a localized
matching them to their descriptions source of pollution
Non-point source: multi-
ple sources of pollution
11. What are the two primary subtypes of Group B cli- Desert and steppe
mates using the Koppen classification system?
12. What climates experience temperatures below freez- EF and ET
ing throughout the year or during most of the year
and are located at high latitudes?
13. The of a place or region is characterized by several climate
factors including the specifics of Koppen classification
system, topography, wind directions, and pollution
14. It is predicted that atmospheric moisture will increase becomes warmer
in the atmosphere if the planet .
15. Which four of the gases below are known to signifi- water vapor, carbon diox-
cantly contribute to insolation absorbed in the atmos- ide, methane, nitrous ox-
phere or are recognized as greenhouse gases? ide
16. Mid-latitude climates in Group D that are primar- continental
ily located in the Northern Hemisphere and have
, GY 101 Chapter 7 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
year-round precipitation, warm to hot summers, and
long cold to severe winters are Dfa and Dfb Humid
climates.
17. Which climate is characterized as being the hottest BWh - Hot desert
and most arid, and covers large areas of Africa, Aus-
tralia, and the American Southwest?
18. What four elements make up the majority of air pollu- Hydrogen
tion gases (in compounds)? Oxygen
Carbon
Nitrogen
19. Temperature climates in the C Group that receive Monsoon
most of their rainfall during hot or warm summers are
the Cwa nad Cwb Temperate climates.
20. Match the climate group to where it is common on Arid (B): Along 30 N and
Earth's surface. 30 S latitudes
Temperate (C): Between
30 and 60 N and 30 and
60 S
Tropical (A): Along and
near the equator
Harsh mid-latitude (D):
Along 60 N and 60 S lati-
tudes
Polar (E): Highest latitudes
in both hemispheres
21. A climate located near the equator with hot temper- Af - Tropical Rain Forest
atures and abundant precipitation year-round is a(n)
climate.
