Sample question for midterm #1


Match the following climate statistics with the locations:

A  Quito, Ecuador (0°S; 9000 ft.)               (   )
B  San Diego, CA  (32°N) west coast             (   )
C  Tokyo, Japan (36°N;  east coast)             (   )
E  Melbourne, Australia (38°S; east coast)      (   )

           JAN  FEB  MAR  APR  MAY  JUN  JUL  AUG  SEP  OCT  NOV  DEC
1) T(°F)   56   58   58   62   63   66   70   72   70   66   62   58
   r(mm)   48   38   39   20    4    1   --    2    3    9   31   44

2) T(°F)   39   39   44   56   62   70   75   79   74   62   52   43
   r(mm)   48   63  106  135  147  165  142  153  234  208   97   56

3) T(°F)   56   56   56   66   56   56   56   56   56   56   56   56
   r(mm)   99  112  142  176  137   43   20   30   69  112   97   70

4) T(°F)   68  68    64   59   54   50   48   52   56   58   62   64
   r(mm)   48  46    56   58   53   53   48   48   58   66   58   58
 

Strategy:
Melbourne is easy to identify, because it's the only station located
at temperate latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere and is therefore
colder in July than in January.  Station # 4 is the only one that has
this characteristic.

Quito is also easy to spot because it is the only equatorial station.
Station #3 with its conspicuously uniform temperatures year round;
cool because of the altitude, is the only one that fits.

That leaves Tokyo and San Diego, on the opposite sides of the
Pacific.  San Diego should have a dry summer and Tokyo a relatively
wet summer.  Hence, Station #1 must be San Diego and Station # 2 must
be Tokyo.