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Solution to Final Exam - Hurricane and Tropical Climate | GEOG 365, Exams of Geography

University of South Carolina (USC) - ColumbiaGeography
Prof. C. Mock

Material Type: Exam; Professor: Mock; Class: HURRICANE&TROPICL CLIMAT; Subject: Geography; University: University of South Carolina - Columbia; Term: Fall 2012;

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GEOG 365 Exam #1
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the climate
system?
a. Atmosphere
b. Biosphere
c. Asthenosphere
d. Lithosphere
2. Which of the following wind systems is most closely related with the tropical
climate?
a. Subpolar lows
b. Aleutain low
c. Chinook wind
d. NE trades
3. The Coriolis force is _____________.
a. At a maximum near the equator
b. Caused by high humidity
c. Important in the formation of hurricanes
d. Related to upwelling
4. Which of the following most closely relates with warm core lows?
a. Extratropical storms
b. Upper-level divergence
c. Bi-Mart
d. Hurricanes
5. Which of the following has a profound effect on Atlantic tropical climate?
a. Icelandic high
b. Bermuda high
c. Wild Wings Café
d. Kuroshio Current
6. Which of the following standard levels is most important/common for
studying upper-level flow of the westerlies/jet stream?
a. 1000mb
b. 850mb
c. 750mb
d. 500mb
7. Which of the following most directly hinders/prevents Atlantic hurricane
formation?
a. TUTT
b. Surface convergence
c. Convection
d. SPCZ
8. Who is well known for his 19th century hurricane research in the “Law of
Storms”?
a. John Epsy
b. Isaac Cline
c. William Reid
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GEOG 365 Exam #

  1. Which of the following is NOT one of the main components of the climate system? a. Atmosphere b. Biosphere c. Asthenosphere d. Lithosphere
  2. Which of the following wind systems is most closely related with the tropical climate? a. Subpolar lows b. Aleutain low c. Chinook wind d. NE trades
  3. The Coriolis force is _____________. a. At a maximum near the equator b. Caused by high humidity c. Important in the formation of hurricanes d. Related to upwelling
  4. Which of the following most closely relates with warm core lows? a. Extratropical storms b. Upper-level divergence c. Bi-Mart d. Hurricanes
  5. Which of the following has a profound effect on Atlantic tropical climate? a. Icelandic high b. Bermuda high c. Wild Wings Café d. Kuroshio Current
  6. Which of the following standard levels is most important/common for studying upper-level flow of the westerlies/jet stream? a. 1000mb b. 850mb c. 750mb d. 500mb
  7. Which of the following most directly hinders/prevents Atlantic hurricane formation? a. TUTT b. Surface convergence c. Convection d. SPCZ
  8. Who is well known for his 19th^ century hurricane research in the “Law of Storms”? a. John Epsy b. Isaac Cline c. William Reid

d. Steve Spurrier

  1. The northern limit of direct rays in degrees latitude north: a. 12. b. 18. c. 23. d. 32.
  2. Which of the following is important concerning precipitation in the tropics? a. Easterly waves b. Mid-latitude cyclones c. Trade wind inversion d. Tiger Woods
  3. Isobars tend to be close together in which of the following situations? a. Eastern side of a subtropical high b. Where there are warm ocean currents c. Along the equator d. A gentle pressure gradient
  4. Temperatures near above the surface in the tropics increase with height in a ________. a. Trade wind inversion b. Easterly wave c. Coral atoll d. Area of warm SSTs
  5. Diurnal rainfall, generally for large islands, is at a maximum around __________. a. Early morning b. Sunrise c. Afternoon d. Night
  6. Which of the following is true concerning the ITCZ? a. Discontinuous geographic extent in relation to global patterns b. Present over Boston, Massachusetts all year c. They relate to variations in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation d. They are strong during La Nina events
  7. A dynamical model used in hurricane forecasting: a. BAMS b. NOGAPS c. CLIPER d. NCAA
  8. OLR is most useful in studying tropical climates in terms of directly assessing _________. a. Surface energy budgets b. Hydrology c. Changing pressure patterns d. Convectional precipitation
  9. The subtropical jet is most prevalent at about ________ mb. a. 1000 b. 700

c. 15- d. 20-

  1. To be classified as a monsoon region, seasonal wind shifts must be evident of at least _______ degrees? a. 60 b. 90 c. 120 d. 180
  2. A monsoon region well-known to the climatology community: a. Congo Basin b. NW Africa c. Saudi Arabia d. SE U.S.
  3. Which of the following is important in creating a heat source for the Asian Monsoon? a. The East Asian trough b. Five Points c. The subtropical jet d. The Tibet Plateau
  4. The Indian Monsoon onset normally around May/June involves which of the following? a. Global warming b. Atlanta Braves c. The MJO d. The Somali jet
  5. The Baiu is a regional term for the Asian Monsoon activity in ________. a. Southeast Russia b. Congaree National Park c. Japan d. China
  6. High Latent Heat flux and buildup is documented to trigger which of the following monsoon? a. Asian b. W Africa c. N American d. S American
  7. The Sahel region’s rainfall has been most impacted by which of the following? a. The SPCZ b. Desertification c. Volcanic eruption d. Dow Jones Industrial Average
  8. The subtropical ridge is an important aspect in studying which monsoon? a. N American b. W African c. Asian

d. S American

  1. The CIMSS center that studies tropical cyclones is located at _________. a. Boulder, CO b. The University of Wisconsin c. Washington D.C. d. Williams Brice Stadium