World Climate Quiz

  1. .

    Lima, Peru lies on the Pacific Ocean 12° south of the Equator. What is its annual rainfall?

    2 inches

    15 inches

    35 inches

    65 inches

  2. .

    Lake Baikal is the largest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. What is the weather like there?

    Summers are hot and dry. Winters are mild and rainy.

    It is rainy, warm, and humid all year long.

    Lake Baikal is in a desert with very little annual rainfall or snowfall.

    Winters are bitterly cold with moderate snowfall, and summers are mild.

  3. .

    If you had to compare the climate of Kabul, Afghanistan, to a North American city, which of the following is the closest match?

    Mexico City

    San Diego

    Winnemucca, Nevada

    Cut Bank, Montana

  4. .

    Pictured above is Cape Town, South Africa, not far from the southern tip of the continent. What is the "Cape Doctor" in relation to Cape Town's weather?

    A great doctor (Dr. Paki Starkie) who saved many Cape Town residents' lives after an unusual tornado hit Cape Town in 1960.

    It's another name for the first wet storm of the fall which helps to end the fire season.

    It's the part of town on the leeward side of the mountains away from the coast that gets less rain and more sun than the other part of town.

    It's the strong SE wind that blows off the ocean in the summer, blowing away the heat and the pollution.

  5. .

    What is generally considered the driest place on earth, seen above?

    Atacama Desert (northern Chile)

    Sahara Desert

    Gobi Desert

    Kalahari Desert (Southern Africa)

  6. Which of the following locations is not a contender for the title "wettest place on earth"?

    Lloro, Colombia

    Antananarivo, Madagascar

    Mt. Waialeale, Hawaii

    Mawsynram, India

  7. .

    What is the hottest place on earth considering the average annual temperature, seen above?

    just outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Death Valley

    Dallol Depression, Ethiopia

    Quito, Ecuador

  8. .

    Which part of mainland Australia gets the highest annual rainfall, seen above?

    Northeast, near Cairns

    Southeast, near Sydney

    Central, near Alice Springs

    Southwest, near Perth

  9. .

    Which of the following statements in false about weather in London, England?

    The average high in the summer is around 70° F.

    The average high December through February is in the 40s.

    The average annual snowfall is 19 inches.

    The average annual rainfall is 23 inches.

  10. .

    Which part of Japan gets the most snow?

    Tokyo area.

    Shikoku and Kyushu (near Hiroshima and Nagasaki).

    Okinawa.

    Hokkaido and the side of Honshu near the Sea of Japan.