ASSIGNMENT 6 Textbook Assignment: “Climate and Climatology.” Chapter 6, Pages 6-6 through 6-30. 6-1. Which  of  the  following  lists  represents  the climatic zones? 1. Arctic,    Antarctic,    Polar,    Mid-latitudes, Tropical, and Equatorial 2. Arctic,  Polar,  Midlatitudes,  and  Tropical only 3. Arctic, Temperate, Equatorial 4. Polar, Temperate, and Tropical 6-2. Which  of  the  following  factors  is  most  com- monly used to limit the extent of each climatic zone? 1. Lines   of   latitude   based   on   solar   (light) zones 2. Isotherms 3. Precipitation lines 4. Lines depicting plant growth differences 6-3. Climatic classifiers use the same factors when classifying types of climate. 1. True 2. False 6-4. Which   of   the   following   climatic   classifiers places    a    great    deal    of    emphasis    on    the relationship between precipitation and evaporation? 1. C. W. Thornthwaite 2. W. Koppen 3. G. T. Trewartha 4. Each of the above 6-5. Koppen’s five climatic types are based on 1. temperature only 2. precipitation amounts only 3. the effectiveness of precipitation 4. the effect of temperature and precipitation on plant growth 6-6. Which  of  the  following  climatic  controls  has the greatest effect on climatic elements? 1. Latitude 2. Ocean currents 3. Topography 4. Lard and water distribution 6-7. Compared  to  water,  approximately how many times faster does lard heat aid cool? 1. 6 2. 2 3. 8 4. 4 6-8. Air temperature contrasts over oceans are rela- tively   minimal   between   day   and   night   and winter and summer because of 1. water’s higher absorption rate of insolation 2. the subtropical anticyclones’ positions 3. the constancy of sea surface temperatures due to mixing processes 4. Earth’s land and water distribution 6-9. The  seasonal  change  in  the  worldwide  tem- perature  gradient  is  greater  in  the  Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere. Why? 1. The   differences   in   the   land   and   water distribution between the two hemispheres 2. The Southern Hemisphere’s longer summers 3. The   absence   of   cP   air   in-the   Southern Hemisphere 4. All of the above 6-10. Mountains  affect  which  climatic  element  the most? 1. Wind 2. Temperature 3. Precipitation 4. Cloud cover 6-11. Why  are  climates  cooler  along  west  coasts  of continents than along east coasts of continents? 1. Prevailing westerly winds 2. Presence of mountain ranges which impede cold air 3. Cold  ocean  currents  flow  along  the  west coasts,  while  warm  ocean  currents  flow along east coasts 4. Higher albedoes 31