Chapter 8 Assessment

Front 1

The Köppen system of climate classification is based on ________.

Back 1

temperature and precipitation

Front 2

The desire to simplify, organize, and generalize the vast array of climatic data into a comprehensible system that helps us understand the distribution of climates over Earth leads to ________.

Back 2

classification

Front 3

The tropical monsoon climate bears a letter classification of

Back 3

Am.

Front 4

The climatic type for the desert areas is ________.

Back 4

BW

Front 5

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.

Back 5

dry summer subtropical

Front 6

At its equatorward margin the ________ climate is bounded by the 0° Celsius isotherm of average annual temperature.

Back 6

ET

Front 7

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

Back 7

locations of anticyclones

Front 8

The poleward limits of the Aw climate are approximately equivalent to

Back 8

poleward maximum migration of the ITC.

Front 9

In the Arctic, sea ice coverage

Back 9

has dramatically declined in recent decades.

Front 10

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

Back 10

Af

Front 11

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

Back 11

annual range of