Sample questions 1. Answer the short questions below:
(i) One factor which influences the temperature of a place on the earth’s surface is its distance from the equator. This distance north or south of the equator is called: Altitude Latitude Aspect Relief
(ii) Which of the following statements below are true? Hot climates are found 50 degrees above and below the equator.
A savanna is an example of a hot climate. Hot climates can experience precipitation in the form of rainfall.
Deserts have little to no rainfall annually. Equatorial climates have twice the annual rainfall of Ireland.
4 °C
Characteristics Boreal Location
–35 °C –29 °C Exam hints!
In the exam, short questions can take many forms. Parts (ii) and (iii) are just two examples. With True/False statements, read each one carefully and focus on the information (facts/figures) presented when deciding.
(iii) Copy and complete the table below describing cold climates, using the following terms: Tundra
Rain (less than 400 mm per year) and snow 66
Found between 55 and _____ degrees north of the equator
Summers: average temperature 16 °C Winters: average temperature ______
Precipitation
2. Examine the map and in your copy label each letter as either a hot, temperate or cold climate.
Temperature
Northern parts of Canada and Russia and the North Pole
Summer: average temperature ______ Winter: average temperature ________ Approximately 250 mm per year