Unit 18 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

Question 1:

The marine west coast climate (Cfb, Cfc) is associated with which winds?
a) Northeast Trades
b) Southeast Trades
c) Westerlies
d) Jet Stream
e) Easterlies

Question 3:

Mesothermal climates are transitional between the tropics and:
a) upper mid-latitudes
b) polar regions
c) the Equator
d) the subtropical highs
e) the desert latitudes

Question 4:

C climates occur:
a) In the middle latitudes
b) pole side of 60 degrees north and 60 degrees south
c) only at 45 degrees north
d) only at the equator
e) only at the poles

Question 5:

When an area experiences below-average water availability for several months, it is termed a(n):
a) water shortage
b) drought
c) hydrolysis
d) dry climate
e) arid region

Question 6:

Globally, mesothermal (C) climates resemble:
a) north-south belts
b) small randomly spaced patches
c) east-west belts
d) large circles
e) large patterned patches

Question 7:

Mesothermal climates are marked by harsh winters and short summers.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

Not much of the world's population lives in the C climate zones.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The Cf climate is perpetually moist.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Temperature extremes in the marine west coast climate are unusual.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

The humid mesothermal climate (Cw) is most like the tropical savanna climate.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The Cw climate is only associated with low altitudes.
a) True
b) False