CBP

Precipitation Distribution

1. Main reason Mount Waialeale receives record rainfall

2. Latitudes most associated with the subtropical high pressure cells

3. Type of precipitation most common in the westerlies

4. Primary factor in the amount of precipitation a region receives

5. Reason why precipitation generally decreases from the equator toward the poles

6. In the westerlies, coast that tends to be wetter in the midlatitudes

7. Reason why precipitation is higher in the southern midlatitudes compared to the northern ones

8. Reason why Death is Valley so arid

9. _____ happens in the polar regions that leads to low precipitation

10. What would likely happen if a mountain range stretched from Texas to Florida?

11. Reason why many of the world’s deserts are located at subtropical latitudes?

12. Reason why continental interiors in midlatitudes tend to be drier than coasts

13. What effect does subsiding air in subtropical high pressure zones have?

14. Trade winds typically cause more rainfall in/on ________

15. What type of air movement causes orographic precipitation?