Geography Chp 8 Assessment

Geography Geo1200 with Prof Chris at University of Central Florida

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The Koppen system of climate classification is based on __________.

temperature and precipitaion

The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the climatic data into a system that helps us understand the distribution of climates leads to ______.

classification

The tropical monsoon climate bears a letter classification of:

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is __________.

dry summer tropical

At its equatorward margin the __________ climate is bounded by the 0 degree C isotherm of avg. annual temperature

ET (maybe EF?)

The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is __________.

locations of anticyclones (near the subtropical highs)

The polward limits of the Aw (tropical savanah climate) are approximately equivalent to:

poleward maximum migration of the ITC (intertropical convergent zone)

In the Arctic, sea ice coverage:

has dramatically declined in recent decades.

A small island on the Equator would most likely be classifed ________.

Af (tropical wet climate)

In midlatitude desert (BWk) climates, the ______ temp. is greater than in the subtropical desert (BWh) climates.

annual range of

Of the following temps, which is CLOSEST to the official low temperature (in degrees Celsius) ever recorded on Earth?

0, -10, -50, -90, -140

-90 degrees Celcius

The greatest day-to-day and seasonal contrasts of climate are found in the __________ climates.

middle latitude

The current rise in global sea level can be attributed to __________.

melting of glaciers

__________ is a location in Anarctica where paleoclimatologic research is being conducted.

Dome C

Of the Earth's liquid water inventory, most of the fresh water is stored in the form of __________.

glacial ice

Water not in oceans accounds for __________ percent of the world's total water.

2.8 %

The tides with the maximum tidal elevation are __________ tides

spring

The top of the saturated zone of groundwater is called the __________.

water table

About __________ percent of all evaporated moisture comes from the land surface.

14%

The ocean contain approximately __________ of all water on Earth.

97%

Lakes which contain water only a fraction of the time are called _________.

ephemeral

The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of _________.

trees vs. grassland

The tides migrate following the __________ course around the Earth.

Moon's

The term hydrosphere describes one of the Earth's "spheres" and it includes all of the __________.

water in the Earth system

Uptake of water vapor by the atmosphere is known as __________.

evaporation.

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