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Global Climate Systems and Climate Change In which of the following areas would the least amount of precipitation occur? 最少雨量in areas affected by maritime air masses 受海洋氣團影響along windward coasts 迎風海岸in low-pressure regions 低壓地區on the leeward side of a mountain range in the interior of a continent 大陸內部的山脈背風側Answer: DBased on principles discussed earlier in the course, you know that areas dominated by maritime air masses will be relatively ________, and that those dominated bycT air masses will be relatively ________. A) wet; wet B) wet; dry C) dry; wet D) dry; dry Answer: Bmaritime air masses 海洋氣團。海洋氣團潮濕而冬夏差異較細微cT air masses熱帶大陸氣團。 大陸氣團乾燥，冬季寒冷，夏季酷熱【氣團按源地的不同主要可分為四類：位於寒冷極區（polor）者記為P，位於熱帶（tropical）者記為T。接著再依是位於海洋（maritime）或陸地（continental）上，於P、T之前加上m或c小寫字母】As regards average annual precipitation, which of the following is correct? 關於年平均降水量 哪個敘述正確?A) The highest amounts occur throughout subtropical latitudes. 最高降水量發生在副熱帶地區(熱帶)The drier regions are associated with the eastern portions of major landmasses. 較乾燥地區與主要大陸的東邊有關(西邊)The precipitation tends to increase with latitude toward the poles. 降水隨著緯度增加The highest average values occur along the equator. 最高平均值在赤道Answer: DHot and wet temperature and precipitation patterns are characteristic of 熱.濕的溫度和降水模式的特徵rain forests in the equatorial tropics. 雨林在赤道熱帶地區humid continental climates that have mild summers. 濕潤大陸性氣候具有溫和的夏天highland climates. 高地氣候cold steppe climates. 高寒草原氣候Answer: ACold and dry temperature and precipitation patterns are characteristic of 冷.乾 的溫度和降水模式的特徵 A) subtropical latitudes. 亞熱帶地區。 humid continental climates that have mild summers. 潮濕有溫和夏天的大陸性氣候。polar climates.極地氣候。taiga regions that have cool summers. 具有夏季涼爽針葉林地區。Answer: CThe events associated with the 1997-1998 ENSO 與1997-1998年的聖嬰現象相關聯的事件A) did more than $80 billion in damages worldwide. killed at least 30,000 people. displaced 300 million people. all of the above Answer: D1997年至1998年的ENSO現象，是幾個世紀來最嚴重的一次之一，太平洋東部至中部水面溫度比正常高出約3至4℃，美洲地區有持續暴雨，