Chapter 26 Climate

1. Chapter 26 Climate

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4. Category 1 $200 • A region that receives 8 hours of sunlight in December and 16 hours of light in June is located at about latitude?

5. Category 1 $400 • When average daily temperatures are plotted on a map, the boundaries of the zones formed coincide roughly with _________?

6. Category 1 $600 • The tundra climate has a lower yearly temperature range than the subarctic climate because the tundra is _______ __ ___ _____?

7. Category 1 $800 • What is the name of a warm, dry wind that flows down the Alps?

8. Category 1 $1000 • Forests can modify local climate by reducing ________?

9. Category 1 $200-Answer • 45º north latitude.

10. Category 1 $400-Answer • Lines of Latitude

11. Category 1 $600-Answer • Closer to the ocean

12. Category 1 $800-Answer • foehn

13. Category 1 $1000-Answer • wind speed

14. Category 2 $200 • At the equator, the sun’s rays strike the earth’s surface at about what angle?

15. Category 2 $400 • Which climate is characterized by mild winters and warm, humid summers?

16. Category 2 $600 • Which of these conditions describes a moving air mass that encounters a mountain range?

17. Category 2 $800 • Which type of climate does much of the interior of Australia have?

18. Category 2 $1000 • Why do rural areas usually have a lower average temperature than cities?

19. Category 2 $200-Answer • 90o

20. Category 2 $400-Answer • humid subtropical

21. Category 2 $600-Answer • moisture content decreases

22. Category 2 $800-Answer • tropical desert

23. Category 2 $1000-Answer • because of more transpiration by vegetation.

24. Category 3 $200 • What is the climate in which the vegetation consists of lichen, mosses, and small flowering plants called?

25. Category 3 $400 • What climate has wet summers and dry winters?

26. Category 3 $600 • Which type of vegetation is characteristic of subarctic climates?

27. Category 3 $800 • Which region has a very large annual temperature range and a very small daily temperature range? Daily Double

28. Category 3 $1000 • In which type of climate are the jungles of southern Asia located?

29. Category 3 $200-Answer • tundra

30. Category 3 $400-Answer • tropical savanna

31. Category 3 $600-Answer • cone-bearing trees

32. Category 3 $800-Answer • polar

33. Category 3 $1000-Answer • Rain forest

34. Category 4 $200 • Which middle-latitude climate receives the greatest average amount of yearly rainfall?

35. Category 4 $400 • Where do maritime tropical air masses develop?

36. Category 4 $600 • In which climate would dense forests of mixed broad-leaf and needle-leaf trees most likely grow?

37. Category 4 $800 • What is the name of the wind that flows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains?

38. Category 4 $1000 • About how many hours of sunlight are received each day along the equator?

39. Category 4 $200-Answer • humid subtropical

40. Category 4 $400-Answer • close to the equator

41. Category 4 $600-Answer • marine west-coast

42. Category 4 $800-Answer • chinook

43. Category 4 $1000-Answer • 12

44. Final Jeopardy • Temperature Range

45. Final Jeopardy • In which climate would the largest yearly temperature range usually be found? You have 1 minute to consult…

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47. Final Jeopardy • In which climate would the largest yearly temperature range usually be found? You have 15 seconds to consult…

48. Final Jeopardy • In which climate would the largest yearly temperature range usually be found? Time Is Up

49. Final Jeopardy - Answer • Subarctic

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