Climate Quiz

What does climate indicate?

• Average weather over thirty years

• Hourly temperature variations

• Daily weather forecast

• Seasonal weather changes

What is the geographical latitude based on?

• Distance from a place to the South Pole

• Distance from a place to the Tropic of Cancer

• Distance from a place to the North Pole

• Distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees

Which climate is characterized by heavy rain showers almost every day and high humidity?

• Savanna climate

• Tropical rainforest climate

• Steppe climate

• Desert climate

What type of climate prevails in areas with little rain and almost no trees?

• Tropical rainforest climate

• Steppe climate

• Savanna climate

• Desert climate

What is the climate like in areas with permafrost where the ground is frozen for a long time?

• Polar climate

• Tundra climate

• Continental climate

• Tropical rainforest climate

What is the climate called when the temperature is below zero almost all year round and the area is above 1,500 m?

• Polar climate

• High mountain climate

• Continental climate

• Tropical rainforest climate

Which climate has very hot summers and very cold winters?

• Continental climate

• Tundra climate

• Tropical rainforest climate

• Polar climate

What is the climate like in the Netherlands due to the influence of the sea?

• Polar climate

• Temperate maritime climate

• Continental climate

• Tropical rainforest climate

Which climate has a summer and a winter season with differences in the height of temperatures and length of the growing season?

• Tropical rainforest climate

• Continental climate

• Tundra climate

• Temperate maritime climate

What is the main difference between climates at low latitudes and high latitudes?

• Amount of rainfall

• Temperature variations

• Seasonal changes

• Geographical latitude