geo

A) deciduous B) succession C) hypertrophic D) food chain E) monotreme

____33. According to the concept of vertical zonation, changes in ________ are the counterpart of changes

in altitude. A) longitude B) slope angle C) precipitation D) soil E) latitude

____34. Most of North America, including the U.S.A. and Canada, lies within the ______ zoogeographic realm.

A) Australian B) Neotropical C) Palearctic D) Ethiopian E) Nearctic

Short Answers (1 point each)

35. Describe vertical zonation; draw a diagram. Answer in terms of climatic changes .

36. Explain how an observer can determine the stability condition of the atmosphere by noticing cloud types.

37. Name and explain four methods of determining the climates of the past (2 points).

38. We are in the Age of the Anthropocene; what are two forms of evidence that without doubt indicated that

people have caused a worldwide warming of the climate.

39. What information is conveyed in a climograph

and draw one for this location? What kind of climate

is it?

Is this a northern or southern hemisphere location,

why? (3 points)

Jan 1 inch, -20F

Feb 1 inch, -10F

March .5 inch, 10F

April - 1 inch, 25F

May 1 inch, 40F

June 1.5 inch, 55F

July 2 inch 60F

Aug 2 inch 55F

Sept 2 inch 45F

Oct 1.5 inch 25F

Nov 1.5 inch 0F

Dec 1 inch -15F

Answer these questions concerning these 3 maps of consecutive days in the newspaper (5 points).

Which map is the oldest and which is the newest? Are these maps showing weather or climate? In which direction are the

fronts moving? Can you tell whether it is a cold or warm front?

What do some of the symbols represent? Dark and light shading, lines with triangles or half moons?

If you were standing in Chicago while this front moved through, how would temperatures change?

Is this front (eastern US) a Low or High and in what direction is it rotating? Explain why the southeastern part of the US is

receiving rain from the Gulf of Mexico?

Where in the US would you find lots of sunshine and warm weather? Where would you find thunderstorms and strong winds?

And where would it be overcast and cloudy?