The Köppen climate classification system has boundaries defined according to:

A) solar radiation receipt. B) vegetation patterns.
C) average annual cloud cover. D) rainfall patterns.


B

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

________ faults in the Tibetan plateau indicate that gravitational collapse is taking place.

A. Strike-slip B. High-angle thrust C. Normal D. Reverse E. Thrust

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following is NOT a property of water?

a. It expands when it freezes. b. It contracts when it freezes. c. It can store large amounts of heat without changing its own temperature. d. It can adhere to a solid surface. e. It can exist as a solid, liquid or gas. BLOOM'S TAXONOMY:

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The rusting of material containing iron is an example of the chemical weathering process of ________.

A. oxidation B. carbonation C. hydrolysis D. unloading E. exfoliation

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

What would you expect to be the prevailing winter wind directions for the following locations?

a) Auckland, New Zealand, Lat: 36 degrees 55 minutes S b) Brasília, Brazil, Lat: 15 degrees 47 minutes S c) Cape Town, South Africa, Lat: 33 degrees 56 minutes S d) Des Moines, Iowa, Lat: 40 degrees 55 minutes N e) Kabul, Afghanistan, Lat: 34 degrees 31 minutes N f) Lagos, Nigeria, Lat: 06 degrees 27 minutes N g) Paris, France, Lat: 48 degrees 52 minutes N

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences