Question

1/ Bangladesh has suffered massive death tolls in two separate cyclonic storm events in 1970 and 1991. Why does Bangladesh have a high potential for a repeat of such devastation?

a. Because residents have had very few cyclonic events in the past that they are overdue for a big one.

b. Many people live in low coastal floodplains that lies along a path frequently taken by tropical cyclones.

c. Twice as many people have rebuilt previously flooded homes in this cyclone-prone area.

d. Bangladesh is located along a mountainous area where atmospheric uplift drives hurricane formation.

2/ _____ carry instruments directly on the aircraft as well as instruments that are dropped from the aircraft into the storm.

a. Hurricane hunters

b. Meteorological technicians

c. Storm trackers

d. Cross-disciplined tracking teams

3/ In the region near latitude 20°, the air is often sinking in association with the subtropical high-pressure area. This sinking air warms and creates an inversion above the surface known as the _____.

a. trade wind inversion

b. high pressure convergence

c. subtropical convergence

d. high pressure inversion

4/ During a hurricane along the Atlantic coast, _____ causes a net transport of water to the right of the surface wind. This can lead to a piling up of water along the shore that may rapidly inundate a region.

a. storm surge

b. surface winds

c. Ekman transport

d. storm swells

Answer 1