1 A) dry B) polar C) temperate D) subtropical 2 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561685/109_climates_ls_142c.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a>]]> A) tundra and ice caps B) highlands and uplands C) semiarid and arid D) tropical wet and tropical dry 3 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561661/am.GIF','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (25.0K)</a>]]> A) mild climates B) high elevation C) polar climates D) tropical climates 4 A) 14,000 years B) 10,000 years C) 11 years D) 100 years 5 <![CDATA[<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::::/sites/dl/free/0078746361/561685/109_climates_ls_142c.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (50.0K)</a>]]> A) arid B) ice cap C) mediterranean D) tropical, wet 6 A) Weather is easier to predict. B) Weather is more variable. C) Climate describes the long-term weather patterns. D) Climate describes only the average weather. 7 A) tundra B) arid C) ice cap D) all of the above 8 A) dry climates B) temperate climates C) tropical climates D) polar climates 9 A) Earth's temperature is rising due to human effects B) global warming is occurring C) the greenhouse gases are decreasing D) Earth's temperature is decreasing due to natural effects 10 A) El Niño B) global warming C) the greenhouse effect D) the ozone hole 11 A) the greenhouse effect B) global warming C) El Niño D) the ozone hole 12 A) warmer and colder than the present B) always colder then the present C) only warmer than the present D) a steady temperature 13 A) the ashes in the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption B) the shape of Earth's orbit C) the intensity of sunspots D) the wobble of Earth's axis 14 A) constant high temperatures B) little precipitation C) palm trees D) wet and dry zones 15 A) warm summers and cold winters B) temperatures that are above normal C) hail D) lake-effect snow 16 A) All the area within a 50 mile radius of where the meteorologic data were collected. B) Only the specific climate zone where the meteorologic data were collected. C) Only the specific place where the meteorologic data were collected. D) The entire state where the meteorologic data were collected. 17 A) dry-summer, subtropical B) tropical C) humid, subtropical D) temperate 18 A) tropic of Cancer B) tropics C) temperate zones D) polar zones 19 A) automobile exhaust B) deforestation C) industrial burning of fossil fuels D) all of these answers are correct
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