Physical Geography
Quiz Chapters 8-9 McKnight
Instructor: Conti
Put all answers on your Scantron
CHAPTER 8
Label the correct Köppen climate types for Charts 1 - 5. Use each of the following climate types only once.
A. Tropical Humid
B. Dry
C. Mild Mid-Latitude (Mesothermal)
D. Severe Mid-Latitude (Microthermal)
E. Polar
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Another designation for Mediterranean climate is __________.
a) dry subtropical
b) marine west coast
c) upland savanna
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a) 3.6
b) 7
c) 11.4
d) 15.1
e) 25
31) The Intertropical Convergence Zone is most closely associated with which of the Kőppen system's major climate types?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E
32) The one-year record rainfall took place in a ___________ climate type.
a) Humid continental
b) monsoon
c) mediterranean
d) west coast marine
e) humid subtropical
33) Which of the following is NOT a climate type found in South America?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) H
34) City A and City B are located 300 miles from one another and are the same latitude. City A has a much greater annual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A
a) is lower in elevation than City B
b) has more moisture in the air than City B
c) is cloudier than City B
d) has more air pollution than City B
e) is in a more continental climate than City B
Map 1
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Choose Köppen climate types A, B, C, D, or E for the map of North
America (Map 1, above). Mark your Scantron with A, B, C, D, E, to indicate the correct climate type for each numbered
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