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NAME 1. What is an air mass? ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Based on the source regions shown by the ovals, label each type of air mass influencing North America (mT, mP, cT, cP, A)

3. Describe each of the following air masses in terms of moisture (dry/moist) and temperature characteristics (cold/cool/warm/hot). mT: _______________________________ mP: _______________________________ cT: ________________________________ cP: ________________________________ 4. Midlatitude cyclones occur along/within the a) ITCZ b) Subtropical Highs c) Polar Front d) Polar Highs

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5. Midlatitude cyclones move within the _____________ wind flows. a. trade b. westerly c. polar easterly d. antitrade 6. What is a front? ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

7. Identify the following as a Warm Front, Cold Front, Occluded Front, or Stationary Front. Next to each label draw the appropriate map symbol used to represent the front.

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8. What is the name given to hurricanes in the following countries? a) India: ______________________________________________ b) Philippines: _________________________________________ c) Australia: ___________________________________________ d) Northwestern Pacific: _________________________________ 9. What direction are most hurricanes traveling between 10° and 20° N latitude? ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Based on the images below, what is the relationship between global wind patterns and the movement patterns of hurricanes? (Hint: Investigate the winds that dominate during the early and late stages of the hurricane life cycle).

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11. What is the Saffir-Simpson Scale?

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12. Label the diagram below showing the following major parts of a hurricane: Eye, Eyewall, Spiral Rainbands, Areas of High and Low Pressure within the Eyewall.

13. Thunderstorms are ____________ storms a. anticyclonic b. convective c. high pressure d. polar front 14. Tornadoes are generally associated with (circle one) a. trade wind convergence into the ITCZ b. air mass convergence into the Polar Front c. air mass genesis in prominent anticyclonic locations d. the mesosphere 15. What is the name given to the area with the greatest number of tornado occurrences in the USA? ________________________________________________________________________ 16. The country with the greatest number of tornado occurrences in the world is _____________.

Köppen Climate Classification System This system was developed by the Russian-born German climatologist Vladimir Köppen in 1918. Empirical System based solely on the observable elements of weather – temperature and precipitation. This system shows an orderly pattern of temperatures from low to high latitudes and is relatively easy to use, with only 6 top level categories. 4

17. The two data elements that provide the basis for climate classification under the Köppen system are and . 18. Match each major climate group letter with its corresponding description.

A

Mild midlatitude

B

Highland

C

Tropical humid

D

Polar

E

Severe midlatitude

H

Dry

19. Provide the descriptions for the following Köppen climate classification codes. a) Am A= m= b) BWh B= W= h= c) Csa C= s= a=

20. What is a climograph?

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21. List three general characteristics of A climates:

22. Group B climates are characterized by

23. Dry climates cover about

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of the Earth’s land surface.

24. List three general characteristics of C climates:

25. List three general characteristics of D climates:

Chicago’s climate is classified as Dfa. This means that it is has maritime/continental influences with indistinct/distinct seasons and it is wet/dry all year around with hot/cold summers.

26. List four general causes of long-term climate change.

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Harper College. Geography Department

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