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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is climate?
What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.
How much sunshine an area gets.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many major climate types are there, worldwide?
Three
Four
Five
Six
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why are tropical climates so hot?
Because there is very little rain.
Because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas.
Because there is not much vegetation in tropical areas.
Because there are more hours of daylight in tropical areas than in any other area.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What can you infer about arid climates from their
name?
They receive very little rainfall
They receive very little direct sunlight
Their temperature varies with the seasons
Humans cannot live there
- 5. Multiple Choice
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Sahara Desert?
The Gobi receives more than 25 cm of rainfall per year; the Sahara doesn't
The Gobi desert is very hot; the Sahara is fairly cold
The Gobi desert is fairly cold; the Sahara is very hot
The Sahara receives more than 25 cm of rainfall per year; the Gobi doesn't
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a true statement about
temperate climates?
They often have very cold winters
They often have very warm summers
They often receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year
They are usually completely uninhabited
- 7. Multiple Choice
If you wanted to live in a temperate climate, where could you move?
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Montreal, PQ, Canada
Los Angeles, California
- 8. Multiple Choice
How are continental climates different from
temperate climates?
They receive less rainfall
They have hotter summers
They have colder winters
They are located closer to the equator
- 9. Multiple Choice
What kind of climate would you
find in New England?
Continental
Temperate
Polar
Subarctic
- 10. Multiple Choice
What impact does the ocean have on climate?
It tends to moderate temperatures in coastal areas
It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas more extreme
It tends to decrease rainfall in coastal areas
It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas colder
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