GG101 Study Guide Exam Questions
with Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-
2026 Updated.
Weather - Answer Condition of the atmosphere at some point in time
Weather Elements - Answer -Temperature
-Humidity
-Pressure
-Clouds
-Precipitation
-Wind
Climate - Answer The characteristic condition of the atmosphere near the surface, at a place
or across a region
Climate Normals - Answer Long term means of climate computed over 30 year intervals;
currently 1981-2010 updated every 10 years
Climate System - Answer Complex with numbers components, processes and feedbacks
Climate Variables - Answer -Incoming Solar Radiation
-Continentality
-Air Pressure Belts
-Wind Patterns
-Orographic Effects
-Ocean Currents
Incoming Solar Radiation (Insolation) - Answer Controlled by the Earth's orbital
characteristics and the latitude
Continentality - Answer Measure of how climate is influenced by proximity to oceans;
,Low Pressure - Rising cooling air, overcast (cyclonic)
Wind Patterns - Answer Prevailing winds can affect how air masses move around and affect
the conditions in those areas
Orographic Effects - Answer Occurs in mountainous regions:
-Windward (increase with elevation as air cools)
-Leeward (Dry and warm)
Ocean Currents - Answer The patterns of warm and cold currents can affect temperature and
precipitation on adjacent land masses
Wet Equatorial Belt - Answer -Wet region
-w/i 10 degrees of equator
-Maritime equatorial air mass and ITCZ zone
-Includes Central America, Amazon, Africa, and Indonesia
Trade Winds Coasts - Answer -Windward coasts on the east side of continents in the tropics
-w/i 5 to 25 degrees of equator
-Maritime tropical air masses
-Brazil and Australia
Tropical Deserts - Answer -Near the tropics
-Arid due to predominance of high pressure
-Continentality also may contribute to dryness
Mid-Latitude Deserts - Answer -Mid latitudes
-Continental Interiors
-Influenced by continentality and rain shadow effect from mountains
Moist Subtropical - Answer -Relatively wet
, Mid Latitude West Coast - Answer -West coast
-Mid Latitudes
-Westerlies wind belt
-Maritime polar air masses
-Often enhanced by orographic effects
Arctic and Polar Deserts - Answer -Continental polar and arctic air masses
-Very low capacity for water vapour
-Predominance for high pressure in some of these areas
Climate Classifications - Answer
Tropical - Answer 271
Dry - Answer 289
Mesothermal - Answer 276
Microthermal - Answer 282
Polar and Highland - Answer 287
Greenhouse Effect - Answer
Primary Greenhouse Gasses - Answer -Water Vapour
-Carbon Dioxide
-Methane
-Nitrous Oxide
-Chrolofluorocarbons
with Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-
2026 Updated.
Weather - Answer Condition of the atmosphere at some point in time
Weather Elements - Answer -Temperature
-Humidity
-Pressure
-Clouds
-Precipitation
-Wind
Climate - Answer The characteristic condition of the atmosphere near the surface, at a place
or across a region
Climate Normals - Answer Long term means of climate computed over 30 year intervals;
currently 1981-2010 updated every 10 years
Climate System - Answer Complex with numbers components, processes and feedbacks
Climate Variables - Answer -Incoming Solar Radiation
-Continentality
-Air Pressure Belts
-Wind Patterns
-Orographic Effects
-Ocean Currents
Incoming Solar Radiation (Insolation) - Answer Controlled by the Earth's orbital
characteristics and the latitude
Continentality - Answer Measure of how climate is influenced by proximity to oceans;
,Low Pressure - Rising cooling air, overcast (cyclonic)
Wind Patterns - Answer Prevailing winds can affect how air masses move around and affect
the conditions in those areas
Orographic Effects - Answer Occurs in mountainous regions:
-Windward (increase with elevation as air cools)
-Leeward (Dry and warm)
Ocean Currents - Answer The patterns of warm and cold currents can affect temperature and
precipitation on adjacent land masses
Wet Equatorial Belt - Answer -Wet region
-w/i 10 degrees of equator
-Maritime equatorial air mass and ITCZ zone
-Includes Central America, Amazon, Africa, and Indonesia
Trade Winds Coasts - Answer -Windward coasts on the east side of continents in the tropics
-w/i 5 to 25 degrees of equator
-Maritime tropical air masses
-Brazil and Australia
Tropical Deserts - Answer -Near the tropics
-Arid due to predominance of high pressure
-Continentality also may contribute to dryness
Mid-Latitude Deserts - Answer -Mid latitudes
-Continental Interiors
-Influenced by continentality and rain shadow effect from mountains
Moist Subtropical - Answer -Relatively wet
, Mid Latitude West Coast - Answer -West coast
-Mid Latitudes
-Westerlies wind belt
-Maritime polar air masses
-Often enhanced by orographic effects
Arctic and Polar Deserts - Answer -Continental polar and arctic air masses
-Very low capacity for water vapour
-Predominance for high pressure in some of these areas
Climate Classifications - Answer
Tropical - Answer 271
Dry - Answer 289
Mesothermal - Answer 276
Microthermal - Answer 282
Polar and Highland - Answer 287
Greenhouse Effect - Answer
Primary Greenhouse Gasses - Answer -Water Vapour
-Carbon Dioxide
-Methane
-Nitrous Oxide
-Chrolofluorocarbons
