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Flashcards: World Climate and Climate Change- 1 50 Flashcards 
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Koeppen's climate classification is primarily based on ___ and ___. |
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Temperature and precipitation  |
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True or False: Koeppen's classification includes five major climatic groups, four based on temperature and one on precipitation. |
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True  |
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The capital letters A, C, D, and E in Koeppen's classification denote ___ climates. |
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Humid  |
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Fill in the blank: The small letter 'f' in the classification system indicates a climate with ___ dry season. |
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No  |
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What do the small letters a, b, c, and d represent in Koeppen's climate classification? |
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The degree of severity of temperature.  |
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True or False: The letter 'W' in the B-Dry Climates category stands for wet climates. |
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False. 'W' stands for deserts.  |
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Fill in the blank: Empirical classification of climate is based on ___ data. |
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Observed  |
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What is the significance of Koeppen's climate classification in relation to vegetation? |
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It identifies a close relationship between the distribution of vegetation and climate.  |
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Tropical humid climates are characterized by a low annual range of temperature and high annual rainfall. True or False? |
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True  |
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The primary regions of the Tropical Wet Climate (Af) include ___, western equatorial Africa, and the islands of East Indies. |
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Amazon Basin in South America  |
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What type of climate is characterized by heavy rainfall in summer and dry winters? |
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Tropical Monsoon Climate (Am)  |
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Tropical Wet and Dry Climate (Aw) is found ___ and ___ of the Tropical Wet Climate. |
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North and south  |
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In which climate type is the annual rainfall variable and significantly less than in the Tropical Wet (Af) and Tropical Monsoon (Am) climates? |
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Tropical Wet and Dry Climate (Aw)  |
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Fill in the blank: The Tropical Wet Climate (Af) features a temperature range where the maximum is around ___°C and the minimum is around ___°C. |
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30°C, 20°C  |
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True or False: The decaying forests and tree-shredded grasslands are typical for the Tropical Wet Climate (Af). |
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False. They are typical for the Tropical Wet and Dry Climate (Aw).  |
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Dry climates are characterized by very low rainfall that is not adequate for the growth of ___ and ___ plants. |
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Trees and dense vegetation  |
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True or False: Subtropical deserts receive more rainfall than subtropical steppes. |
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False: Subtropical steppes receive more rainfall than subtropical deserts.  |
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Fill in the blank: The highest shade temperature of ___ °C was recorded at Al Aziziyah, Libya on 13 September 1922. |
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58  |
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What are the two main divisions of dry climates? |
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Steppe or semi-arid climate (BS) and desert climate (BW)  |
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True or False: Fog is uncommon in coastal deserts bordering cold currents. |
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False: Fog is common in coastal deserts bordering cold currents.  |
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Fill in the blank: Rain in deserts often occurs in short, intense ___ and is ineffective in building soil moisture. |
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Thundershowers  |
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Describe the temperature characteristics of subtropical steppe (BSh) and subtropical desert (BWh) climates. |
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Both climates have high maximum temperatures in summer, with significant annual and diurnal temperature ranges.  |
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Warm temperate climates are typically found between ___ and ___ degrees of latitude. |
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30° and 50°  |
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True or False: Humid subtropical climates (Cwa) experience dry winters and hot summers. |
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True  |
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The four types of warm temperate climates include humid subtropical, Mediterranean, and marine west coast. Name the fourth type. |
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Humid subtropical with no dry season and mild winter (Cfa)  |
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