Weather and Climate, Practice Quiz: Chapter 16

Weather and Climate, Practice Quiz: Chapter 16

. Which of the following is NOT considered a climate control?

. Which biome is home to plants with small or thick-skinned shiny leaves?

. Which of the following is an example of an applied climate classification?

. The temperature boundary between Group D and Group E climate types in the Koppen system was chosen based on what?

. What is the native vegetation of the wet equatorial climate?

. What is the most common climate group on Earth?

. Which climate type makes up the majority of the southeastern United States?

. Which vegetation type is common in the southern regions of the moist continental type?

. Sagebrush is a common shrub in which climate group?

. In which climate group would you expect to find the least stormy areas on Earth?

. Southwestern Ontario has the longest growing season in Canada.

. Genetic climate types are given letter symbols.

. Wet-dry tropical climates are associated with savanna vegetation.

. Some marine west coast climates can be as wet as wet equatorial and tropical monsoon climates.

. The annual temperature range within moist continental climates increases with distance inland and toward the north.

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