Looking Back: Global Patterns and Future Geographies

Assess your basic knowledge by answering the questions below or skip and continue reading.

1. Describe the latitudinal variation of the radiation balance in terms of the latitude zones where there is a net gain and net loss of radiation.

2. Where does the highest and lowest amount of insolation occur on an annual basis?

3. Where does the highest and lowest amount of net radiation occur on an annual basis?

4. Where does the highest and lowest amount of sensible heat and latent heat transfer occur on an annual basis?

5. Define "radiative forcing".