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Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT considered a climate control?
a) Distribution of land and water
b) Pressure systems
c) Albedo
d) Prevailing winds

Question 2:

Which biome is home to plants with small or thick-skinned shiny leaves?
a) Savanna
b) Tundra
c) Grassland
d) Desert

Question 3:

Which of the following is an example of an applied climate classification?
a) Empiric
b) Plant hardiness
c) Genetic
d) Köppen

Question 4:

The temperature boundary between Group D and Group E climate types in the Köppen system was chosen based on what?
a) Extent of permafrost
b) Tundra growth
c) Extent of glaciers
d) Tree growth

Question 5:

What is the native vegetation of the wet equatorial climate?
a) Savanna
b) Tropical rainforest
c) Broadleaf evergreen forests
d) Temperate rainforest

Question 6:

What is the most common climate group on Earth?
a) Subtropical desert
b) Wet equatorial
c) Tropical monsoon
d) Moist continental

Question 7:

Which climate type makes up the majority of the southeastern United States?
a) Moist subtropical
b) Mediterranean
c) Moist continental
d) Subtropical steppe

Question 8:

Which vegetation type is common in the southern regions of the moist continental type?
a) Taiga
b) Temperate deciduous forest
c) Needleleaf
d) Boreal forest

Question 9:

Sagebrush is a common shrub in which climate group?
a) Subarctic
b) Polar tundra
c) Mid-latitude desert
d) Marine west coast

Question 10:

In which climate group would you expect to find the least stormy areas on Earth?
a) Mid-latitude desert
b) Subarctic
c) Subtropical steppe
d) Polar ice cap

Question 11:

Southwestern Ontario has the longest growing season in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Genetic climate types are given letter symbols.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Wet-dry tropical climates are associated with savanna vegetation.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Some marine west coast climates can be as wet as wet equatorial and tropical monsoon climates.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

The annual temperature range within moist continental climates increases with distance inland and toward the north.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Weather and Climate: Chapter 16