Section #: 14.1
What Is Climate?
Practice Test
1.
What zone lies between 23.5[degrees sign] and 66.5 [degrees sign] north and south of the equator?
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a.
tropics
b.
temperate zones
c.
polar zones
d.
tropic of Cancer
Hint
2.
The climates of coastal zones are affected by __________.
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a.
orogenic lifting
b.
the polar zones
c.
topographic effects
d.
the tropics
Hint
3.
According to the map, which climates are found near the poles?
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a.
tundra and ice caps
b.
tropical wet and tropical dry
c.
highlands and uplands
d.
semiarid and arid
Hint
4.
How is climate different than weather?
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a.
Weather is more variable.
b.
Weather is easier to predict.
c.
Climate describes only the average weather.
d.
Climate describes the long-term weather patterns.
Hint
5.
What region are meteorological normals correctly describing?
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a.
Only the specific place where the meteorologic data were collected.
b.
All the area within a 50 mile radius of where the meteorologic data were collected.
c.
The entire state where the meteorologic data were collected.
d.
Only the specific climate zone where the meteorologic data were collected.
Hint
6.
What minimum length of time is used to make normals for an area?
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a.
30 months
b.
30 years
c.
1 year
d.
10 years
