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Coastal areas located adjacent to cold ocean currents experience:
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Less precipitation than areas located adjacent to warm currents.
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In which of the following areas would the least amount of precipitation occur?
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On the leeward side of a mountain range in the interior of a continent
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As regards average annual precipitation, which of the following is correct?
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Highest average values occur along the equator
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Hot and wet" temperature and precipitation patterns are characteristic of:
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Rain forests in the equatorial tropics.
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Cold and dry" temperature and precipitation patterns are characteristic of:
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Polar climates.
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According to the text, climate change in the next 50 years could exceed that of:
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The past 18,000 years.
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Wladimir Köppen based his climate classification on:
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Temperature and precipitation.
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The classification system presented in the text uses:
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mixture of empirical and genetic factors.
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The following was not one of six climates presented in the text:
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Torrid.
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The following climate covers the largest area:
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Tropical.
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Which of the following is true of all tropical climates
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They are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
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The following climate has the longest rainy season
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Tropical rain forest
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Tropical monsoon climates:
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Have wet summers and dry winters
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Which of the following is true of tropical savanna climates?
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Their rainy season occurs in summer when the ITCZ is overhead.
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Which of the following is true regarding mesothermal climates?
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Over half the world lives in a mesothermal climate.
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