Question 1

The bulk of the Amazon River drainage basin is dominated by which one of the following climate classifications?

Accepted Answer

A) Tropical monsoon 
B) Tropical savanna 
C) Tropical rainforest 
D) Humid subtropical 
E) Marine West Coast 
A) Tropical monsoon 
B) Tropical savanna 
C) Tropical rainforest 
D) Humid subtropical 
E) Marine West Coast C

Question 2

Which of the following is correct relative to a rise in sea level?

Accepted Answer

A) about 5 percent of the rising level is due to thermal expansion 
B) concern is focused on the contribution from the melting of already floating ice. 
C) the largest contributor to the sea level rise is the melting of ice on land. 
D) sea level has risen an estimated 1.0 to 2.0 cm this century. 
E) climate models are accurately predicting rates of sea level rise. 
A) about 5 percent of the rising level is due to thermal expansion 
B) concern is focused on the contribution from the melting of already floating ice. 
C) the largest contributor to the sea level rise is the melting of ice on land. 
D) sea level has risen an estimated 1.0 to 2.0 cm this century. 
E) climate models are accurately predicting rates of sea level rise. C

Question 3

Which climatic region contains and feeds the greatest number of people in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) wet equatorial 
B) tropical savanna 
C) mesothermal 
D) microthermal 
E) semiarid steppe 
A) wet equatorial 
B) tropical savanna 
C) mesothermal 
D) microthermal 
E) semiarid steppe C

Question 4

Which of these statements is true regarding carbon dioxide?

Accepted Answer

A) CO₂ levels are now higher than any other time in the past 800 000 years in the Dome C ice core. 
B) the rate of increase is lesser than any time in the last 20 000 years. 
C) it is responsible for 0.4% of global warming. 
D) global emissions in 2000 were 4% greater than in 1950,and the United States produced 24% of that total. 
E) carbon dioxide has a signature smell and appears cloudy. 
A) CO₂ levels are now higher than any other time in the past 800 000 years in the Dome C ice core. 
B) the rate of increase is lesser than any time in the last 20 000 years. 
C) it is responsible for 0.4% of global warming. 
D) global emissions in 2000 were 4% greater than in 1950,and the United States produced 24% of that total. 
E) carbon dioxide has a signature smell and appears cloudy.

Question 5

Climate change over the next 50 years may be greater than that experienced during the last 18,000 years i.e. ,since the peak of the last ice age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Moscow,Russia,is an example of the ________ climate designation.

Accepted Answer

A) Humid subtropical,hot-summer 
B) Humid continental,mild summer 
C) Subarctic 
D) Tundra 
E) Semiarid steppe 
A) Humid subtropical,hot-summer 
B) Humid continental,mild summer 
C) Subarctic 
D) Tundra 
E) Semiarid steppe

Question 7

Tundra can occur on high mountains as well as in the coastal margins of the subarctic realm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Precipitation mechanisms in marine west-coast climates include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) convective,cyclonic storm tracks,and orographic 
B) convective,cyclonic storm tracks,and ITCZ 
C) cyclonic storm tracks,ITCZ,and orographic 
D) convective,ITCZ and orographic 
E) convective,frontal,and ITCZ 
A) convective,cyclonic storm tracks,and orographic 
B) convective,cyclonic storm tracks,and ITCZ 
C) cyclonic storm tracks,ITCZ,and orographic 
D) convective,ITCZ and orographic 
E) convective,frontal,and ITCZ

Question 9

The ancient Greeks thought that the ________ zone was the best to live in.

Accepted Answer

A) torrid 
B) temperate 
C) frigid 
A) torrid 
B) temperate 
C) frigid

Question 10

Which is true of humid subtropical hot summer climates?

Accepted Answer

A) Asian humid subtropical hot summer climates are influenced by the monsoons. 
B) they have cold ocean currents off shore. 
C) North American humid subtropical hot summer climates have cyclonic storm trackshift overhead in the summer with the ITCZ. 
D) their hot and rainy season occurs in the winter season. 
E) they are little affected by seasonal shifts in insolation and temperature. 
A) Asian humid subtropical hot summer climates are influenced by the monsoons. 
B) they have cold ocean currents off shore. 
C) North American humid subtropical hot summer climates have cyclonic storm trackshift overhead in the summer with the ITCZ. 
D) their hot and rainy season occurs in the winter season. 
E) they are little affected by seasonal shifts in insolation and temperature.

Question 11

The principal difference between the climate of New York,New York,and Dalian,China,is

Accepted Answer

A) they are a dry and moist climate,respectively. 
B) New York has a winter-dry tendency. 
C) Dalian,China has a winter-dry tendency. 
D) Dalian,China has a higher total annual precipitation. 
E) New York has a higher temperature range. 
A) they are a dry and moist climate,respectively. 
B) New York has a winter-dry tendency. 
C) Dalian,China has a winter-dry tendency. 
D) Dalian,China has a higher total annual precipitation. 
E) New York has a higher temperature range.

Question 12

Which of the following lists the correct,generalized sequence of climates from the equator to the poles?

Accepted Answer

A) Highland → Microthermal → Mesothermal → Desert → Tropical 
B) Highland → Desert → Mesothermal → Microthermal → Polar 
C) Tropical → Desert → Mesothermal → Microthermal → Polar 
D) Polar → Microthermal → Mesothermal → Desert → Tropical 
E) Desert → Tropical → Microthermal → Polar → Mesothermal 
A) Highland → Microthermal → Mesothermal → Desert → Tropical 
B) Highland → Desert → Mesothermal → Microthermal → Polar 
C) Tropical → Desert → Mesothermal → Microthermal → Polar 
D) Polar → Microthermal → Mesothermal → Desert → Tropical 
E) Desert → Tropical → Microthermal → Polar → Mesothermal

Question 13

Are there reasons for concern about climate change? If so,list and explain them.

Accepted Answer

Yes, there are several reasons for conce

Question 14

Humid subtropical hot summer climates in typically experience .

Accepted Answer

A) Asia dry winters due to monsoonal conditions. 
B) Asia wet summers due to cyclonic storm tracks. 
C) North America dry winters due to cold ocean currents. 
D) North America wet summers due to monsonal conditions. 
A) Asia dry winters due to monsoonal conditions. 
B) Asia wet summers due to cyclonic storm tracks. 
C) North America dry winters due to cold ocean currents. 
D) North America wet summers due to monsonal conditions.

Question 15

Which type of vegetation grows in the Mediterranean climate?

Accepted Answer

A) taiga 
B) chaparral 
C) rain forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) savanna 
A) taiga 
B) chaparral 
C) rain forest 
D) boreal forest 
E) savanna

Question 16

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)has not as yet reached a preliminary conclusion or consensus as to the occurrence of a global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to global climate change predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),temperatures by the year A.D.2100 will be

Accepted Answer

A) from 1.1 C° to 6.4 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
B) from 0.7 C° to 3.6C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
C) from 1.4 C° lower to 4.7 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
D) from 3.6 C° to 12.5 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
A) from 1.1 C° to 6.4 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
B) from 0.7 C° to 3.6C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
C) from 1.4 C° lower to 4.7 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period. 
D) from 3.6 C° to 12.5 C° higher than the 1950 to 1990 period.

Question 18

Antarctica is buried under thousands of feet of ice because heavy snowfalls occur there each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Chaparral is a type of vegetation found in subarctic climates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Vegetation in the tropical savanna is

Accepted Answer

A) lush (thick and green year-round). 
B) dominated by shrubland. 
C) drought-resistant grassland. 
D) flood-resistant forest. 
E) adapted to repel water. 
A) lush (thick and green year-round). 
B) dominated by shrubland. 
C) drought-resistant grassland. 
D) flood-resistant forest. 
E) adapted to repel water.

Exam 10: Climate Systems and Climate Change

The bulk of the Amazon River drainage basin is dominated by which one of the following climate classifications?

Which of the following is correct relative to a rise in sea level?

Which climatic region contains and feeds the greatest number of people in the world?

Which of these statements is true regarding carbon dioxide?

Climate change over the next 50 years may be greater than that experienced during the last 18,000 years i.e. ,since the peak of the last ice age.

Moscow,Russia,is an example of the ________ climate designation.

Tundra can occur on high mountains as well as in the coastal margins of the subarctic realm.

Precipitation mechanisms in marine west-coast climates include which of the following?

The ancient Greeks thought that the ________ zone was the best to live in.

Which is true of humid subtropical hot summer climates?

The principal difference between the climate of New York,New York,and Dalian,China,is

Which of the following lists the correct,generalized sequence of climates from the equator to the poles?

Are there reasons for concern about climate change? If so,list and explain them.

Humid subtropical hot summer climates in typically experience .

Which type of vegetation grows in the Mediterranean climate?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)has not as yet reached a preliminary conclusion or consensus as to the occurrence of a global warming.

According to global climate change predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),temperatures by the year A.D.2100 will be

Antarctica is buried under thousands of feet of ice because heavy snowfalls occur there each year.

Chaparral is a type of vegetation found in subarctic climates.

Vegetation in the tropical savanna is

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