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World Climates - Geography Quiz

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  • Tasmania has a ___ climate.
    warm temperature
    desert
    tropical
    cool temperature
  • Northern Australia is closer to the equator and therefore has high humidity in summer, and warm winters.
    True
    False
  • Climate zones are regions of the world that have similar...
    animals, plants and temperatures
    plants, temperatures and precipitation
    animals, temperatures and precipitation
    temperatures, precipitation and animals
  • Which climate zone is found on either side of the equator and is hot and wet all year?
    cool temperature
    warm temperature
    tropical
    dry
  • Which of the following is not a climate zone of the world?
    tropical
    polar
    mediterranean
    stormy
  • Climate means the weather conditions in a location over a long period of time.
    False
    True
  • Weather means the state of the atmosphere in a particular place, at a particular time.
    False
    True
  • Which climate zone is found at the top and base of the earth, and has very cold winters but little rainfall?
    tropical
    polar
    dry
    warm temperature
  • The hot and dry desert climate zone is located in ___ Australia.
    eastern
    central
    northern
    southern
  • The climate of a region is NOT affected by its ___.
    terrain
    bodies of water
    animals
    altitude
  • Australia has only one climate zone.
    False
    True
  • The northern part of Australia has mainly a ___ climate zone.
    dry
    temperature
    desert
    tropical
  • Weather does not include ___.
    time zones
    pressure
    moisture
    wind
  • The man who mapped and classified world climate was...
    Isaac Newton
    Joseph Banks
    Wladimir Köppen
    Douglas Mawson
  • Climate shows ___ in the weather.
    predictions
    forecasts
    patterns
    changes