Exam 10: Middle-Latitude, Polar, and Highland Climatic Regions

In all mesothermal climates, the annual precipitation exceeds the annual potential evapotranspiration. ​

Which mesothermal climate can be found at the highest latitudes? ​

A vegetation that turns brown and shows drought resistant characteristics in the summer (high sun)season characterizes which climate? ​

Of the two humid continental climates, humid continental, _______________ summer climate regions have longer growing seasons. ​

Compare the temperatures of a maritime (coastal)location to a continental (inland)location. ​

The permanently frozen subsoil of the subarctic regions is termed _______________. ​

Humid continental, hot summer climates are categorized as mesothermal. ​

The _______________ is the coniferous forest that covers much of the subarctic climate of the Russia. ​

Winters are coldest in ____ climates. ​

The _______________ climates radiate away much more energy than they receive from the sun during a year. ​

Most of the agriculture in the American Midwest takes place in a ____ climate. ​

Cotton would most naturally be grown in a(n)_______________ climate region. (two words)​

Total year-round precipitation for humid subtropical locations usually exceeds that for the seasonally wet Mediterranean locations. ​

Why do marine west coast climates always occur along western coasts? ​

The rainy season in Mediterranean climate regions is _______________. ​

In the Köppen classification system, highland climates are undifferentiated, signifying that ____. ​

Which of these climates would have the least likelihood of thunderstorms? ​

The _______________ line is the elevation line above which summer melting is insufficient to remove all of the preceding winter's snowfall. ​

Trees cannot survive in polar climates. ​

As in the tropics, soils in ____ climates tend to have limited fertility because of rapid removal of soluble nutrients. ​