Deck 14: Climate Classification and Regionalization

Question 1

The Köppen climate classification is based on:

A) evaporation and precipitation
B) temperatures and precipitation
C) solar radiation and temperatures
D) a secret formula that only Köppen knew

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Köppen climate classification system is based on the grouping of _____.

A) population
B) rocks
C) animals
D) plants
E) none of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The climatic normal is based on the most recent _______ averages.

A) 10-year
B) 20-year
C) 30-year
D) 50-year
E) none of these, as there is no constant normal

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The steppe or semi-arid grassland climate is denoted as ___ in the Köppen climate classification.

A) BS
B) BW
C) Cs
D) Cw
E) Sa

Question 5

Mediterranean or Cs Köppen climate is generally found:

A) on the east coast of continents near the subtropics
B) on the west coast of continents near the subtropics
C) near the Great Lakes and interior waterways
D) only in southern Europe

Question 6

In tropical monsoon Asia, where there is a strong seasonal change in rainfall amounts, the Köppen classification is:

A) Am
B) Af
C) Cm
D) mT

Question 7

The Falkland Islands in the S. Atlantic never warms above 10^oC but remains above freezing. The Köppen classification for these islands is:

A) Dw
B) Df
C) ET
D) EF
E) Brr

Question 8

In the high mountains where forests are restricted by the cold, the treeline generally persists at an altitude where:

A) summer temperatures are 10^oC or below
B) winter temperatures are 10^oC or below
C) summer temperatures are below 0^oC
D) winter temperatures are below 0^oC

Question 9

In mountain climates:

A) more climate zones occur in the horizontal than vertical
B) more climate zones occur in the vertical than the horizontal
C) cannot be classified using Köppen
D) use the Köppen classification M

Question 10

A study involving 50 years of tornado data would probably be considered:

A) meteorology
B) geography
C) climatology
D) history

Question 11

Climate zone boundaries are fixed in time.

Question 12

If the Earth was all oceanic, which of the following Köppen classifications would be found in the least percent area?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 13

At present, the Köppen classification that is found over the largest portion of the Earth is ___.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 14

Which of the following Köppen classifications has more area over land than over ocean?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) none of these

Question 15

The driest places on Earth, outside polar latitudes, is found in ___ Köppen classification.

A) Aw
B) BW
C) BS
D) Cw

Question 16

In a warming world, climatic boundaries would tend to move ____ in the Northern Hemisphere.

A) south
B) west
C) north
D) east

Question 17

The largest portion of Australia is in the ___ Köppen classification.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 18

The only continent with deserts in both Northern and Southern Hemisphere is ___.

A) Africa
B) Australia
C) Eurasia
D) South America

Question 19

The lower case f, as in Af, Cf and Df in the Köppen climate classification represents:

A) rainfall mainly in the fall
B) rainfall mainly in winter
C) rainfall mainly in summer
D) rainfall throughout the year

Question 20

Microthermal (D) climates are found mostly _____.

A) within twenty degrees latitude of the equator
B) in the Northern Hemisphere
C) in the Southern Hemisphere
D) at the Poles

Question 21

Climatic boundaries tend to stay the same from year to year.