____    1.   Chicago, Illinois (latitude 42^o N) is located in the ____.

a.	northeast trades
b.	southeast trades
c.	westerlies
d.	doldrums

 

 

____    2.   The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is a region where:

a.	the polar front meets the subtropical high
b.	northeast trades meet the southeast trades
c.	northeast trades converge with the subtropical high
d.	the Ferrel cell converges with the Hadley cell
e.	polar easterlies converge with the air at the doldrums

 

 

____    3.   In terms of the three-cell model of the general circulation, areas of surface low pressure should be found at:

a.	the equator and the poles
b.	the equator and 30o latitude
c.	the equator and 60o latitude
d.	30o latitude and 60o latitude
e.	30o latitude and the poles

 

 

____    4.   According to the three-cell general circulation model, at the equator we would not expect to find:

a.	the ITCZ
b.	a ridge of high pressure
c.	cumuliform clouds
d.	light winds
e.	heavy showers

 

 

____    5.   On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, one would observe the westerlies:

a.	north of the subpolar lows
b.	south of the tropical highs
c.	between the doldrums and the horse latitudes
d.	between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs

 

 

____    6.   On a weather map of the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds would be observed:

a.	north of the polar front
b.	between the polar front and the subtropical highs
c.	south of the subtropical highs
d.	between the subpolar lows and the subtropical highs

 

 

____    7.   In terms of the three-cell general circulation model, the driest regions of the earth should be near:

a.	the equator and the polar regions
b.	the equator and 30o latitude
c.	the equator and 60o latitude
d.	30o latitude and 60o latitude
e.	30o latitude and the polar regions

 

 

____    8.   On a surface weather map during the month of July, one would expect to find what type of pressure system over the desert southwest of the United States?

a.	monsoon low
b.	Pacific high
c.	thermal low
d.	Aleutian low

 

 

____    9.   Which of the following is not considered a semi-permanent high or low pressure area?

a.	Bermuda high
b.	Aleutian low
c.	Siberian high
d.	Pacific high
e.	Icelandic high

 

 

____  10.   Which of the following does not describe the subtropical jet stream?

a.	forms along the polar front
b.	generally blows from west to east
c.	is found at the tropopause
d.	is normally equatorward of the polar front jet stream

 

 

____  11.   Which below does not describe the polar front jet stream?

a.	is strongest in winter
b.	moves farther south in winter
c.	forms near the boundary called the polar front
d.	is normally found at a higher elevation than the subtropical jet

 

 

____  12.   The jet stream flows:

a.	directly from west to east
b.	directly from east to west
c.	from the equator towards the poles
d.	in a wavy pattern from west to east

 

 

____  13.   The average winds aloft are strongest in:

a.	summer
b.	winter
c.	fall
d.	spring

 

 

____  14.   Average winter temperatures in Great Britain and Norway would probably be much colder if it were not for the:

a.	Labrador current
b.	North Atlantic Drift
c.	Canary current
d.	North Equatorial current
e.	Greenland current

 

 

____  15.   Upwelling is:

a.	the lifting of air along the polar front
b.	the rising of cold water from below
c.	increasing heights in an upper-level ridge
d.	the rising air motion found in a low pressure center

 

 

____  16.   The southern hemisphere has ____ semipermanent lows than the northern hemisphere.

a.	fewer
b.	more