Ch.9 Practice Test

Temperature is affected by latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, and ocean currents.

• True

• False

• Only latitude and altitude

• Only ocean currents

Many mountainous areas have warmer climates than the lower areas around them.

• True

• False

• Colder

• Similar

In general, areas near the poles have warmer climates because the sun’s rays hit Earth’s surface more directly there.

• True

• False

• Cooler

• Similar

The main factors that affect temperature are prevailing winds, the presence of mountains, and seasonal winds.

• True

• False

• Only mountains

• Only winds

Climate is the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area.

• True

• False

• Only temperature

• Only precipitation

Between the tropical zones and the polar zones are the __________ zones.

• Temperate

• Frigid

• Equatorial

• Arid

Much of the west coasts of North America, South America, and Europe have __________ climates.

• Marine

• Desert

• Tropical

• Polar

__________ winds are those that usually blow in one direction in a region.

• Prevailing

• Random

• Seasonal

• Variable

Inland regions of North America and Asia have __________ climates.

• Continental

• Tropical

• Arid

• Mediterranean

__________ are sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

• Monsoons

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Cyclones