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Polar and mountain climates

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1
Precipitation in mountain climates are...
Heavy throughout the year. If often snows in winter.
Scarce and falls as snow.
Scarce and generally ocurrs in winter.
Heavy but irregular.
2
Global warming are causing...
Increase in rainfall in polar areas.
The melting of ice and glaciers in the polar landscapes.
Nothing at all.
Mood changes in human population.
3
The mountain climate is found in...
Close to polar climates.
Europa and Asia continents.
Basins and valleys.
Mountain ranges such as Himalayas, the Andes and the Alps.
4
There is a short summer in the areas closest to the temperate zones. These areas have...
Tundra landscapes of moss and lichen.
Steppes covered by low grass.
Taiga forests.
Deciduous forests.
5
Human settlement is almost impossible. But native peoples live in parts of the Artic region
The Sami and the Inuit.
Tuareg nomads.
Santa Claus' family.
Reindeer herders.
6
Temperatures in mountain climates are...
Vary greatly. Extremely cold in winter and hot in summers.
High in summer and mild in winter.
Are always high.
Very low in winter. It is cool in summer.
7
There are two regions with a polar climate:
The Artic and Antarctica.
Hot and cold regions.
Inland and coastal
Northern and southern continents
8
Vegetation on mountains is influenced by:
Altitude, orientation, wind.
Human settlements and altitude.
Rivers, wind and distance to the sea.
Latitude, orientation, wind.
9
Choose the wrong answer. Temperatures in polar climates...
Are always below -20ºC.
are the coldest on Earth.
Are always below 10ºC.
In winter, they fall between -20º and -50ºC.
10
Precipitation in polar climates are...
Heavy but irregular.
Heavy and regular.
Scarce, and falls as snow.
Abundant and regular.