1 A) length of each season B) average monthly temperature C) vegetation and temperature D) temperature and precipitation 2 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561685/109_climates_ls_142c.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a>]]> A) tundra and ice caps B) highlands and uplands C) semiarid and arid D) tropical wet and tropical dry 3 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561661/am.GIF','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (25.0K)</a>]]> A) mild climates B) high elevation C) polar climates D) tropical climates 4 A) decreased volcanic activity B) changes in the number of solar spots and flares C) the static angle of Earth’s axis D) all of the above 5 A) There is an increase in hurricanes in northwestern South America. B) The trade winds blow warm water westward, causing the climate to become cooler. C) High winds cause the sea level to rise off the coast. D) Warm water along the coast causes the climate to become warmer and wetter. 6 A) Weather is easier to predict. B) Weather is more variable. C) Climate describes the long-term weather patterns. D) Climate describes only the average weather. 7 A) tundra B) arid C) ice cap D) all of the above 8 A) dry climates B) temperate climates C) tropical climates D) polar climates 9 A) Earth's temperature is rising due to human effects B) global warming is occurring C) the greenhouse gases are decreasing D) Earth's temperature is decreasing due to natural effects 10 A) El Niño B) global warming C) the greenhouse effect D) the ozone hole 11 A) the greenhouse effect B) global warming C) El Niño D) the ozone hole 12 A) warmer and colder than the present B) always colder then the present C) only warmer than the present D) a steady temperature 13 A) the ashes in the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption B) the shape of Earth's orbit C) the intensity of sunspots D) the wobble of Earth's axis 14 A) constant high temperatures B) little precipitation C) palm trees D) wet and dry zones 15 A) warm summers and cold winters B) temperatures that are above normal C) hail D) lake-effect snow 16 A) All the area within a 50 mile radius of where the meteorologic data were collected. B) Only the specific climate zone where the meteorologic data were collected. C) Only the specific place where the meteorologic data were collected. D) The entire state where the meteorologic data were collected. 17 A) dry-summer, subtropical B) tropical C) humid, subtropical D) temperate 18 A) tropic of Cancer B) tropics C) temperate zones D) polar zones 19 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561744/83_temp_ca_140c.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (12.0K)</a>]]> A) humid subtropical B) warm summer C) cool summer D) tropical wet 20 A) sea breezes B) orographic lifting C) their proximity to large bodies of water D) the drop of temperature with altitude
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