CLASS NUMBER: ______
NAME: ___________________________________________________
1.
What is the name (rather than the degree) of the northern boundary of the northern middle latitudes?
A. Antarctic Circle
B. Arctic Circle
C. Equator
D. Tropic of Cancer
E. Tropic of Capricorn
2.
What is climate?
3.
What causes seasonal changes in temperature?
A. Annual variations in sunspot activity.
B. Changing distance between the earth and the sun during the year.
C. The tilt of the earth on its axis.
4.
Which latitude belt is warmest year round?
A. Low latitudes
B. Middle latitudes.
C. High latitudes.
5.
What is the greatest cause of the temperature of a place?
A. Altitude
B. Latitude
C. Longitude
D. Proximity to water
6.
High pressure is associated with
A. Warm/hot temperatures.
B. Cool/cold temperatures.
7.
Where is there high-pressure that is not related to the temperature on the ground?
A. Along the Equator.
B. Along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
C. At the North and South Poles.
D. Along the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
8.
Which way does wind ALWAYS blow?
A. From high pressure to low pressure.
B. From low pressure to high pressure.
C. From east to west.
D. From west to east.
9.
What is the prevailing wind direction in the low latitudes?
A. From east to west.
B. From west to east.
C. From north to south
D. From south to north.
GEOG 102: Quiz 3
NAME: ___________________________________________________
1.
If you have turned in your 3X5 card, you’ll get 1 point.
2.
What is the name (rather than the degree) of the northern boundary of the southern middle latitudes?
A. Antarctic Circle
B. Arctic Circle
C. Equator
D. Tropic of Cancer
E. Tropic of Capricorn
3.
What is climate?
4.
What causes seasonal changes in temperature?
A. Changing distance between the earth and the sun during the year.
B. The tilt of the earth on its axis.
C. Annual variations in sunspot activity.
5.
Which latitude belt is coldest year round?
A. Low latitudes
B. Middle latitudes.
C. High latitudes.
6.
What is the greatest cause of the temperature of a place?
A. Longitude
B. Proximity to water
C. Altitude
D. Latitude
7.
Low pressure is associated with
A. Warm/hot temperatures.
B. Cool/cold temperatures.
8.
Where is there high-pressure that is not related to the temperature on the ground?
A. Along the Equator.
B. Along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
C. At the North and South Poles.
D. Along the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
9.
Which way does wind ALWAYS blow?
A. From east to west.
B. From west to east.
C. From low pressure to high pressure.
D. From high pressure to low pressure.
10. What is the prevailing wind direction in the middle latitudes?
A. From north to south
B. From south to north.
C. From east to west.
D. From west to east.
GEOG 102: Quiz 3
NAME: ___________________________________________________
1.
If you have turned in your 3X5 card, you’ll get 1 point.
2.
What is the name (rather than the degree) of the northern boundary of the low latitudes?
A. Antarctic Circle
B. Arctic Circle
C. Equator
D. Tropic of Cancer
E. Tropic of Capricorn
3.
What is climate?
4.
What causes seasonal changes in temperature?
A. The tilt of the earth on its axis.
B. Annual variations in sunspot activity.
C. Changing distance between the earth and the sun during the year.
5.
Which latitude belt is has distinct seasonal temperature changes?
A. Low latitudes
B. Middle latitudes.
C. High latitudes.
6.
What is the greatest cause of the temperature of a place?
A. Proximity to water
B. Longitude
C. Latitude
D. Altitude
7.
High pressure is associated with
A. Cool/cold temperatures.
B. Warm/hot temperatures.
8.
Where is there high-pressure that is not related to the temperature on the ground?
A. At the North and South Poles.
B. Along the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
C. Along the Equator.
D. Along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
9.
Which way does wind ALWAYS blow?
A. From low pressure to high pressure.
B. From high pressure to low pressure.
C. From east to west.
D. From west to east.
10. What is the prevailing wind direction in the low latitudes?
A. From east to west.
B. From west to east.
C. From north to south
D. From south to north.
GEOG 102: Quiz 3
NAME: ___________________________________________________
1.
If you have turned in your 3X5 card, you’ll get 1 point.
2.
What is the name (rather than the degree) of the northern boundary of the southern high latitudes?
A. Antarctic Circle
B. Arctic Circle
C. Equator
D. Tropic of Cancer
E. Tropic of Capricorn
3.
What is climate?
4.
What causes seasonal changes in temperature?
A. Annual variations in sunspot activity.
B. Changing distance between the earth and the sun during the year.
C. The tilt of the earth on its axis.
5.
Which latitude belt is coldest year round?
A. High latitudes
B. Middle latitudes.
C. Low latitudes.
6.
What is the greatest cause of the temperature of a place?
A. Longitude
B. Proximity to water
C. Altitude
D. Latitude
7.
Low pressure is associated with
A. Cool/cold temperatures.
B. Warm/hot temperatures.
8.
Where is there high-pressure that is not related to the temperature on the ground?
A. Along the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
B. Along the Equator.
C. At the North and South Poles.
D. Along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
9.
Which way does wind ALWAYS blow?
A. From east to west.
B. From west to east.
C. From low pressure to high pressure.
D. From high pressure to low pressure.
10. What is the prevailing wind direction in the middle latitudes?
A. From east to west.
B. From west to east.
C. From north to south
D. From south to north.
GEOG 102: Quiz 3