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Climate Zones
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This quiz reviews basic information about climate and climate zones.
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What climate zone does the photo represent?
Polar
Temperate
Arid
Continental
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How many MAIN climate zones are there?
3
10
12
5
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How many SUB ZONES are there?
3
15
12
5
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What type of trees DO NOT LOSE their leaves in the winter?
coniferous
deciduous
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Where is the tropical climate zone located?
At the equator.
In South America.
Between the equator and poles.
Near the north and south poles.
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What happens to the temperature as you move from the lower latitudes to the higher latitudes?
It gets colder.
It gets hotter.
It doesn't change.
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What does "humidity" refer to?
Any form of water that falls from the sky.
The lack of moisture in the air.
How hot or cold it is.
The amount of moisture in the air.
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What is precipitation?
The distance north or south from the equator.
The height above sea level.
Any form of water that falls from the sky.
How hot or cold it is.
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What happens to the temperature as you go higher up a mountain?
It doesn't change.
It gets hotter.
It gets colder.
10
What is elevation?
The distance north or south from the equator.
How much moisture is in the air.
How hot or cold something is.
The height above sea level.
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What climate zone do the birds in the picture live in?
Temperate
Dry
Tropical Wet Rainforest
Polar
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What is the measurement at the equator?
0
30
45
90
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What does "arid" mean?
wet & dry
dry
cold
wet
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What is latitude?
Any form of water that falls from the sky.
The distance north or south of the equator.
The distance above sea level.
The amount of moisture in the air.
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Which of the following is NOT a main climate zone?
Temperate
Polar
Coastal
Tropical
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What is the highest latitude?
180
45
15
90
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What climate zone does the photo represent?
Polar
Tropical
Arid
Temperate
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How many FACTORS cause the climate?
15
12
5
3
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Where are the higher latitudes located?
At the equator.
At the north and south poles.
At the prime meridien.
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What climate zone does the photo represent?
Continental
Polar
Arid
Tropical
