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Study Guide: Ch. 21 – Climate
1. What happens to the intensity of solar energy as latitude increases?
2. Describe the rain shadow effect.
3. What is the relationship between elevation and climate?
4. Explain how the climate of a coastal city would differ from that of a city at the same
latitude located farther inland.
5. The temperature of a body of water influences the temperature of the ____________
above it.
6. Global winds move warm air toward the (equator / poles / atmosphere / ocean)
7. How are heat and moisture distributed around the Earth?
8. List two ways that vegetation and climate are interrelated.
9. What two factors are used to classify climate in the Köppen climate classification
system?
10.Name the type of climate that has no winters.
11.What factor distinguishes wet tropical climates from tropical wet and dry climates?
12.Where are dry-summer tropical climates found in the United States?
13.Rates of evaporation exceed rates of precipitation in what type of climate?
14.Describe what happens to air when it sinks.
15.Which type of climate is characteristic of Antarctica?
16.If Earth’s axis were to tilt slightly what would occur?
17.Name the phenomenon that naturally warms Earth’s lower atmosphere and surface.
18.Describe the properties of greenhouse gases. (at least 3)
19.What is the relationship between fossil fuels and the greenhouse effect?
20.Which greenhouse gas is the most powerful absorber of radiation emitted by Earth?
21.During the twentieth century (the 1900’s), what happened to Earth’s average surface
temperature?
22.Name the phenomenon that un-naturally warms Earth’s lower atmosphere and surface.
23.What consequence of climate change could cause shoreline erosion and coastal flooding?
24.Explain why global warming may lead to an increase in the number and intensity of
hurricanes.
25.List at least 5 possible consequences of Global Warming.
26.List at least 5 activities that you can do to help reduce the effects of Global Warming.
27.True or False: Global Warming is an issue of global importance.
28.Why are changes in agriculture due to Global Warming varied around the world?
29.List at least 5 things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.
30.How have glaciers been affected by Global Warming?
31.Define: Carbon Footprint
32.What areas of the world will be affected by climate change?
33.What do weather monitoring stations measure?
34.What is the name of the group that was formed by the United Nations to research and
evaluate the risks of global warming?
35.List at least 3 greenhouse gases.