What nation has over 700,000 displaced persons—including many in refugee camps in Thailand?
A) Singapore
B) Laos
C) Burma
D) Cambodia
E) Indonesia
Answer: C
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In urban areas,
A) changes in surface type modifies the energy balance. B) changes in surface type negates the energy balance. C) changes in surface type generally causes daytime cooling. D) changes in surface type have little effect on meteorological conditions.
The energy source of tropical cyclones is the
A) latent heat of water. B) strength of equatorial winds. C) cold ocean currents near the western edges of continents. D) force of descending air. E) rotation of the Earth.
Which of the following is not part of the Milankovich Cycle, which would affect climate change by reducing the distribution of incoming solar radiation?
A) Obliquity B) Accretion C) Eccentricity D) Precession
A rain shadow effect is normally found ____
a. ?in the center of a large surface anticyclone b. ?on the back (western) side of a large thunderstorm c. ?in the polar regions where the air is cold and dry d. ?in the center of the ITCZ e. ?on the downwind side of a mountain range