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Geography
Geography summer test 2019
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the two Cold climates in order of proximity to the poles. | tundra and boreal |
| Name the two Hot climates in order of proximity to the equator. | equatorial, savannah and hot dessert |
| How high above sea level is the Tropopause? | 11km |
| What percentage of the suns heat reaches the ground? | 50% |
| Cold air ... | falls |
| Warm air ... | rises |
| High pressure = | cold air and good weather |
| Low pressure = | warm air and rain |
| High clouds = | cirrus |
| Medium altitude clouds = | cumulus |
| Low altitude clouds = | stratus |
| Moist air mass is forced to rise | relief rain |
| Warm moist air rises up rapid;y due to the suns heat | convectional rain |
| Warm air mass and cold air masses meet | frontal rain |
| Is the North Atlantic Drift a Warm or Cold ocean current? | warm |
| Is the labrador current a Warm or Cold ocean current? | cold |
| Anti-cyclones occur in areas of high pressure or low pressure? | high pressure |
| Depressions occur in areas of high pressure or low pressure? | low pressure |
| When warm air masses and cold air masses meet, which rises? | warm air |
| Wind vanes measure ... | wind direction |
| Aneroid Barometers measure ... | pressure |
| Anemometers measure ... | wind speed |
| Rain gauge measures the amounts of ... | rainfall |
| Campbell stokes sunshine recorder measures ... | Hours of sunlight |
| Wet and Dry bulb thermometers (hygrometer) measures ... | relative humidity |
| Isotherms measure areas of equal ... | temperature |
| Isobars measure areas of equal ... | pressure |
| Isotachs measure areas of equal ... | wind speed |
| Non-Finite energy is ... | renewable |
| Finite energy is ... | Non renewable |