Climate Ch 18 Test

Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called

The main factors that affect an area’s temperature are prevailing winds and mountains.

Scientists assume that organisms' ancestors required a climate similar to the climate required by present-day organisms.

The three kinds of temperate marine climates all have

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

Oceans make the temperatures of nearby land more extreme. 

The sun’s rays are least direct

A temperate continental climate with short cool summers and long, bitterly cold winters is the

Temperate continental climates have cold winters.

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

The top and bottom sections of a globe represent the

The Great Plains east of the Rocky Mountains have a

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a

Permafrost and mosses, lichens, and wildflowers are common in the

A tropical wet climate exists in the United States only in 

Clues to what ancient climates were like come from all of the following except

An important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is:

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons are called

An arid or semiarid climate occurs where precipitation is greater than potential evaporation.