Week 15 - World Climates Part II

The ________ supports some plant life but no trees.

 ice cap climate

boreal climate

tundra climate

humid subtropical climate

subarctic climate

tundra climate

In terms of general location of a climate, in what place would one expect to find a humid continental climate in the United States?

The Northwest (Seattle, Washington)

South Central (Dallas, Texas)

The Great Lakes (Buffalo, New York)

The Southwest (Phoenix, Arizona)

The Southeast (Atlanta, Georgia)

The Great Lakes (Buffalo, New York)

Permanently frozen subsoil characteristic of the tundra is termed ________.

permafrost

The Highland climate classification is necessary because of the dramatic variation introduced by rapid changes in elevation. T OR F

True

The ________ is also called taiga.

Siberia region

ice cap climate

tundra climate

humid subtropical climate

subarctic climate

subarctic climate

Because of the lack of continentality, which of the following is NOT a climate type found in South America?

C-Mild Midlatitude

B-Dry

E-Polar

A-Tropical

D-Severe Midlatitude

D-Severe Midlatitude

All months have average temperatures below freezing in the EF-Ice Cap climatic type. T OR F

False

Subarctic climate is called "boreal climate" in Canada. T OR F

True

The area most closely associated with D (microthermal) climate is ___.

Canada

the Amazon basin

Australia

Central America

Southern Africa

Central America

Mountains often have rainy climates on their windward slopes and dry climates on their leeward slopes. T OR F

True

The ________ is also called taiga.

humid subtropical climate

tundra climate

subarctic climate

ice cap climate

Siberia region

subarctic climate

E-Polar climates have no month with an average temperature above ___ degrees Celsius.

10

The _____ climate is found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere around the fringes of the Arctic Ocean.

ET-Tundra

tundra

ET

Tundra

In all locations, the polar climate starts at ___ , where environmental conditions are so harsh that trees cannot survive.

the tree line

the top line

the dim light

the summit

the tree line

________ climates display a large variation over small areas

Tundra

Mediterranean

Subarctic

Highland

Highland

The Highland climate classification is necessary because of the dramatic variation introduced by rapid changes in elevation. T OR F

True

The ice cap climate (EF) is largely confined to the Northern Hemisphere. T OR F

False