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Chapter 18, Section 1 & 3 Review
Test Description: Climate Change Questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The climate zones lying between 23.5° and 66.5° north and south latitude are called the
A
tropical zones.
B
polar zones.
C
subtropical zones.
D
temperate zones.
2) The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are
A
temperature and precipitation.
B
altitude and temperature.
C
pressure and temperature.
D
altitude and pressure.
3) The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a
A
tropical climate.
B
marine climate.
C
subtropical climate.
D
continental climate.
4) The seasons are caused by
A
Earth's varying distance from the sun.
B
Earth's changing rate of rotation.
C
the tilt of Earth's axis.
D
shifting climates on Earth's surface.
5) A tropical wet climate exists in the United States only in
A
Hawaii.
B
Florida.
C
California.
D
Oregon.
6) Clues to what ancient climates were like come from
A
very old weather records.
B
glacial deposits.
C
fossil trees, fossil tree rings, and ancient plant pollen.
D
satellite pictures using infrared light.
7) An important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is:
A
Earth was warmer long ago, so the climates were too.
B
Climatic changes today occur faster than in ancient times.
C
Larger plants and animals require warmer climates.
D
Organism today need similar conditions to live as conditions for organism that lived in the past.
8) As many as four ice ages have occurred on Earth during the past
A
4 million years.
B
10,000 years.
C
200,000 years.
D
2 million years.
9) The most recent major ice age in North America extended as far south as
A
Nebraska and Iowa.
B
Texas and Florida.
C
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
D
New Mexico and Oklahoma.
10) Oceans make the temperatures of nearby land "more" extreme.
A
False, less
B
True
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