ClimateReview
Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
1. The prevaling atmospheric conditions of a region are referred to as its _____________
2. Daily variation in such factors as cloud cover, temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation and dew
point are referred to as ________________
3. Movement of air masses, deveopment of prcipitation are due to ____________
4. Cirulation patterns which flank equitorial regions are known as ___________
5. Prevaling winds are out of the east between the equator and about 30 degrees north latitude while north of that
latitude winds are out of the west due to __________________
6. Deserts/arid regions are prevelant at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator because at these latitudes
7. Adiabatic cooling refers to _____________
8. A localized region with unique characteristics of temperature, moisture which differs from that of the
surrounding area is referred to as a __________
9. The occurance of seasons, more observable at higher latitudes, is due to
10. Higher latitudes receive less solar energy because
11. The region at which northward moving and southward moving air masses associated with the Hadley Cells
collide is known as the
12. Arid regions may occur in the lee of high mountains, as for example east of the Sierra, due to a
________________
13. Large circulation patterns of water in oceanic basins are referred to as
14. Warm marine currents sweep northwards along the eastern seaboard of North America while here on the
Pacific Coast cold waters sweep southwards from the north because north of the equator marine circulation
patterns involve a _______________ movement of waters.
15. Factors which may impact local climatic conditions include __________