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1. What is climate? 6. Which of the following is a true statement about a. What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular temperate climates? time. a. They often have very cold winters b. The type of weather that occurs during a particular b. They often have very warm summers season. c. They often receive less than 25 cm of rainfall per year c. An area's pattern of weather over a long period of d. They are usually completely uninhabited time. d. How much sunshine an area gets. 7. If you wanted to live in a temperate climate, where could you move? 2. How many major climate types are there, a. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia worldwide? b. Phnom Penh, Cambodia a. Three c. Montreal, PQ, Canada b. Four d. Los Angeles, California c. Five d. Six 8. How are continental climates different from temperate climates? 3. Why are tropical climates so a. They receive less rainfall hot? b. They have hotter summers c. They have colder winters d. They are located closer to the equator a. Because there is very little rain. b. Because they receive more direct sunlight than other 9. What kind of climate would you areas. find in New England? c. Because there is not much vegetation in tropical areas. d. Because there are more hours of daylight in tropical a. Continental areas than in any other area. b. Temperate c. Polar 4. What can you infer about arid climates from their d. Subarctic name? a. They receive very little rainfall 10. What impact does the ocean have on climate? b. They receive very little direct sunlight a. It tends to moderate temperatures in coastal areas c. Their temperature varies with the seasons b. It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas more d. Humans cannot live there extreme c. It tends to decrease rainfall in coastal areas 5. How is the Gobi Desert different from the Sahara d. It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas colder Desert? a. The Gobi receives more than 25 cm of rainfall per year; the Sahara doesn't b. The Gobi desert is very hot; the Sahara is fairly cold c. The Gobi desert is fairly cold; the Sahara is very hot d. The Sahara receives more than 25 cm of rainfall per year; the Gobi doesn't