Chapter 8 Flashcards
(10 cards)
The Köppen climatic classification system is based MAINLY on the annual and monthly averages of two main elements. These are
A. vegetation and soil.
B. temperature and precipitation.
C. seasonality and humidity.
D. pressure and winds.
E. cloudiness and visibility
B. temperature and precipitation.
The global pressure belt associated with dry winters in the tropical monsoon climate is
A. equatorial low.
B. the ITCZ.
C. polar high.
D. subpolar low.
E. subtropical high.
E. subtropical high.
Most subtropical deserts coincide with the subtropical high pressure belt which is responsible for _________, hence little uplift to cause rain.
A. surface convergence of air
B. anticyclonic subsidence of air
C. geostrophic wind patterns
D. parallel winds
E. cyclonic flow of winds
B. anticyclonic subsidence of air
The dominant climatic control of tropical humid and polar climates is
A. ocean currents.
B. air pressure and winds.
C. latitudinal location.
D. continentality.
E. land-water distribution.
C. latitudinal location.
Polar climates are extraordinarily dry, yet classified as nonarid because
A. evaporation is miniscule.
B. of the strong winds.
C. of the enduring cold.
D. of permafrost the whole year.
E. poles are by design wet.
A. evaporation is miniscule.
The climate study method which analyzes tree rings is called
A. ice-core analysis.
B. tree analysis.
C. Köppen analysis.
D. isotope analysis.
E. dendrochronology
E. dendrochronology
The climograph is useful to help understand
A. global warming.
B. daily precipitation.
C. pressure changes.
D. annual temperature and precipitation trends.
E. paleoclimatology.
D. annual temperature and precipitation trends.
The climate in a highlands region can best be described as
A. cold.
B. constant.
C. related to altitude.
D. dry.
E. windy.
C. related to altitude.
One major drawback to general circulation models (GCMs) is their
A. numerous assumptions.
B. ability to handle climate phenomena.
C. their ability to simulate long time periods.
D. their complexity.
E. their accuracy.
A. numerous assumptions.
The Milankovitch parameter that is related to changes in Earth’s orbital shape is called
A. the axial shift.
B. paleoclimatology.
C. axial precession.
D. orbital eccentricity.
E. axial tilt.
D. orbital eccentricity.
