Тест к презентации на тему: "The United States of America. The Climate".
тест по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

The United States of America. The Climate.

1) The USA lies within ### of out 7 climatic zones found on the Earth.

- a) 3;  

- b) 6;

+ c) 4;

- d) 5.

2) The USA doesn’t enjoy ### climatic zone.

- a) temperate;

- b) tropical;

- c) subarctic;

+ d) subequatorial.

3) In the ### the climate resembles that of Spain.

- a) east;

- b) north;

+c) south-west;

- d) south-east.

4) In the ### the climate resembles that of Norway.

+ north.

5) The ### is responsible for warm winds, which blow along western shores and allow roses and fruit grow in Southern California in winter.

+ Japan Current.

6) The Labrador Current is very important for fish because ###.

+a) it is cold;

- b) it is warm;

- c) it flows westwards;

- d) it flows eastwards.

7) The ### create rain shadow effect.

- a) Appalachians;

+b) Cordilleras;

- c) Alps;

- d) Urals.

8) ### lies within 2 climatic zones – arctic and subarctic.

+ Alaska.

9) The ### zone is characterized by very cold and long winters, cold and short summers, and light precipitation.

- a) tropical;

+ b) arctic;

- c) temperate;

- d) subtropical.

10) Even in July the average temperature is barely above freezing in ###.

- a) Nevada;

- b) North Dakota;

+ c) Alaska;

- d) North Carolina.

11) Within the subarctic zone the area is covered with snow during ### months.

+ 7.

12) The central part of Alaska enjoys the ### climate which reminds that of north-eastern Siberia.

- a) arctic;

+ b) subarctic;

- c) temperate;

- d) equatorial.

13) Within the subarctic zone summers are short but hot because the climate is ###.

+ continental.

14) Central Alaska enjoys a ### subarctic climate, which is milder and wetter.

+ maritime.

15) The parts of the USA lying in the ### zone include the southern part of Alaska, the northern states of the USA proper.

+ temperate.

16) The USA  is very vast so it enjoys ### climatic zones.

+ 5.

17) The average January temperature in within the ### zone rises from – 10’ C in the north to – 5 – 3’ C in the south.

+ a) temperate;

- b) arctic;

- c) tropical;

- d) subtropical.

18) Within the subtropical zone winters are ###.

- a) long and cold;

+ b) mild and short;

- c) mild and long;

- d) cold and short.

19) There are great climatic variations between different parts of the country within ### zone.

+ subtropical.

20) The eastern continental region is ###.

+ a) humid;

- b) dry;

- c) mild;

 - d) cold.

21) In the Interior Plains dryness increases from ###.

+ a)  east to west;

- b) west to east;

- c) south to north;

- d) north to south.

22) There are no forests in the farther west part of the  Interior Plains but ###.

+ prairies.

23) Variations in the rainfall and climate within the Interior Plains, which lay within the ### zone, have an important effect upon people’s occupations.

+ subtropical.

24) Farther west in the Interior Plains the rain too small to grow crops and even grass is ###.

+ a) scanty;

- b) dry;

- c) thick;

- d) heavy.

25) Southern Texas and the southern half of Florida lay within the ### zone.

+ tropical.

26) In ### summer is a rainy season, and there are many winter resorts there.

+ a) Florida;

- b) Georgia;

- c) Alabama;

- d) Louisiana.

27) ### is a very violent wind in the form of a tall pipe of air that spins at great speed.

- a) hurricane;

+ b) tornado;

- c) dust storm;

- d) drought.

28)  The most susceptible to hurricanes state is ###.

+ a) Florida;

- b) Wyoming;

- c) Arkansas;

- d) Utah.

29) In 2005 the ### hurricane  destroyed several cities and caused many people die.

- a) Andrew;

- b) Ivan;

+ c) Katrina;

- d) Dana.