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1
Meseta Central is __________, __________ plain that covers the centre of the Iberian peninsula
high, long
thin, long
large, long
large, high
2
Polar zones are near the__________________.
poles and in the mountains
mountains
prime meridian andin the mountains
poles and the equator
3
The sea never absorbs the Sun´s heat.
False
True
4
Spain has varied temperate climates like __________________________.
cantabric or costal and inland mediterranean
atlantic, cantabric and inland or costal mediterranean
oceanic or inland and costal mediterranean
5
Which of the following statements about Spanish
inland
mediterranean
climate is
false
?
Vegetation: Chesnut, holm oak, scrubland and pine
Temperatures: Long cold winters and short hot summers
Precipitation: Abundant all year round
6
The elements of weather are:
Wind, atmospheric pressure, temperature and precipitation
Latitud, altitud and distance from the sea
The wind, the place and the seasson
7
The Sun´s rays are stronger the further they are to the Equator
True
False
8
A weather vane___________________________
shows the wind direction
measures the wind speed in Km/hour
measure rainfall in millilitres
9
________________ is how much of the air weight pushes on Earth
Weather pressure
Earth pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Wind pressure
10
Mountains surranding the meseta central:
Cordillera Cantábrica and Sistema Ibérico
Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Ibérico y Pyrenees
Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Ibérico and Sierra Morena
Cordillera Cantábrica
11
Short rivers because there is little distance to the sea from the mountains in which they start
Atlantic watersheed
Cantabrian watershed
12
The coast has mild unstable temperatures.
True
False
13
Which of the following statements about Spanish
oceanic
climate is
false
?
Temperatures: Mild all year round
Vegetation: Only grass, ferns and pines
Precipitation: Constant except in summer
14
A thermometer measures temperature in___________________.
Km/hour
bars
millilitres
degrees
15
________ is the water that falls to____________ from the atmosphere during the water cycle.
Precipitatión/Earth
Precipitation/rain
Rain/Earth
16
A barometer measures____________________________.
the wind speed in Km/hour
atmospheric pressure in millilitres
atmospheric pressure in millibars
rainfall in millilitres
17
Which of the following statements about Spanish
costal mediterranean
climate is
false
?
Precipitation: Little and irregular, sometimes torrential
Temperatures: Very cold winters and hot summers
Vegetation: Holm oak, cork oak and pine
18
Decreasing some of our negative activities (fossil fuels, waste..) can help stop climate change
True
False
19
The higher a place is above sea level, the colder it is.
True
False
20
Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir belong to the ________________ watershed
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Cantabrian
21
______________zones are along the equator
Polar
Summer
Tropical
Temperate
22
Which of the following statements about Spanish
mountain
climate is
false
?
Vegetation: Pyrenees fir, scrubland, grass
Temperatures: Cold winters and cool summers
Precipitation: snow in winter and summer
23
Ter, Llobregat, Turia, Jucar, Segura and Almanzora belong to the __________________.
Cantabric watershed
Mediterranean watershed
Atlantic watershed
24
Climate is the typical weather of a region for a long period of time
True
False
25
Weather is what the _____________ is like in a ________ at a particular __________.
atmosphere, place, time
geosphere, month, year
Atmosphere, temperature, precipitation
26
Jungles and deserts are tropical areas but they don´t have the same amounts of precipitations
True
False
27
All mountains in Spain over 1200 high metres have a ________ climate.
mild and cold
mountain
invernal
polar
28
Temperatures of temperate zones are between________________
-10º and 20º
0º and 30º
-20º and 20º
0º and 20º
29
A ___________ measures rainfall in millilitres.
rain accountant
rain machine
rain barometer
rain gauge
30
There are different factors that influence climate:
Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea
Altitude, pressure and temperatures
Distance from the sea, mountains and rivers
