Climate zones and why they are where they are

Tests: 4 of 11 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 7 of 15 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 21 of the geography course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · wrong ✗

My mate says it's summer cos Earth is closer to the Sun. Right?

1. Yes, but only in the northern hemisphere — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. No, the tilt of the axis makes the seasons — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. No, the Sun just shines harder in summer — no support
4. Yes, Earth is closest to the Sun in summer — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

If Earth had no tilt at all, what would happen to the seasons?

1. The seasons would be much stronger — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Every year would have two summers — no support
3. Winter would last all year everywhere — no support
4. There would be almost no seasons — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 21, line 10: «The temperate zones lie between the tropics and the polar circles, with clear seasons that are neither very hot nor very cold for long.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «clear seasons» (+4); the same light verb (be, have, do, get, go) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · right ✓

why's it always raining in the rainforest, it's not even near the sea half the time

1. Rainforest trees make the rain themselves out of nothing, every day — no support
2. The rain is blown there all the way from the cold seas near the poles — no support
3. Near the equator strong sun heats moist air, which rises and rains — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. The equator has the most clouds because it is the coldest part of Earth — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 21, line 8: «Tropical rainforests grow mostly close to the equator, in the Amazon, the Congo basin and South-East Asia, where strong sun heats moist air, which rises, cools…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «heat» (+2); the same doer «strong sun» (+2); the same thing acted on «moist air» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · right ✓

Olives grow in Spain but nobody farms them in Scotland. Why?

1. Olives only grow near the equator, not in Europe — score 5
2. Scottish soil has no water for olive roots — no support
3. Olives need hot, dry summers and mild winters — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 7
4. Scotland is far too sunny and dry for olive trees — no support

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 3 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 21, line 15: «A Mediterranean climate has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, and it is found not only around the Mediterranean but also in California, central Chile, So…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «olives» (+3); the same action «need» (+2); the same property (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · right ✓

Gran says Moscow and London are equally far north so they've got the same winters. Put her right.

1. Moscow is far from the ocean, so its winters are much colder — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. She's right, the same latitude always means the same weather — no support
3. London is colder, because it is on an island in a windy sea — no support
4. Moscow is warmer, because big Russian cities make lots of heat — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

Sam is drawing a map and puts the Sahara right on the equator. Fix it.

1. He is right, the hottest and driest deserts all sit on the equator — no support
2. The Sahara lies at about 50 degrees north, level with southern England — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. The Sahara is in the temperate zone, the same as Britain and France — no support
4. Big hot deserts lie at about 20 to 30 degrees, not on the equator — ✓ the right answer · score 1

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 3, line 9: «At 60 degrees north a Mercator map stretches land about twice in each direction, so areas look about four times too big.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «60 degrees» (+2); the same property (+1). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-1); a different doer (counts against) (-1). The right option, 4, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

In the game a whole province is stamped "temperate". What does that hide?

1. Nothing, real climates are the same everywhere in a region — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. That temperate lands never have any seasons, only one long mild spring — no support
3. Valleys, hills and coasts in one region can have quite different climates — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. That every temperate land in the world gets exactly the same rainfall — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · right ✓

You climb 2,000 metres up a mountain and it was 20 degrees at the bottom. Roughly how warm is it at the top?

1. About 7 degrees — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · no support
2. About minus 20 degrees — no support
3. About 18 degrees — no support
4. About 30 degrees — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

The Atacama in Chile is bone dry though the Andes beside it get snow. Why?

1. The ocean next to it is warm, so it dries the air — no support
2. It lies right on the equator, where rain never falls — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. It is far too cold there for any rain to fall — score 5
4. It lies partly in the rain shadow of the Andes — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 17, line 3: «The higher you climb, the colder it gets, about 6.5 degrees for every 1,000 metres; that is why snow lies on Kilimanjaro even near the equator.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «lie» (+3); the same doer «snow» (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

What's the midnight sun then?

1. Sunshine at midnight that only happens on the equator in June — no support
2. The full Moon shining as brightly as the Sun in the far north — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. A second sun that appears near the North Pole every summer — no support
4. Inside the polar circles the Sun can stay up all night in summer — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 15, line 5: «Near the poles the year has strange days: north of the Arctic Circle the summer Sun can shine all night, and in winter it may not rise at all for days.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «shine» (+2); the same circumstance (+2); a different doer (counts against) (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

Which is true about where the Sun can stand straight overhead?

1. Only in the temperate zones — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. Only at the North and South Poles — no support
3. Only between the two tropics — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Everywhere on Earth in summer — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Identify the principal cause of the annual succession of seasons upon the Earth.

1. The obstruction of sunlight by the Moon in certain months of the year — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The variation in the distance between the Earth and the Sun — no support
3. The periodic alteration in the quantity of heat emitted by the Sun — no support
4. The inclination of the Earth's axis of rotation, of approximately 23.4 degrees — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a Mediterranean climate?

1. Precipitation negligible throughout the year, found solely around the Mediterranean — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Winters prolonged and severe, summers brief and cool, found chiefly inland — no support
3. Precipitation abundant in every month, temperatures uniformly high — score 5
4. Summers hot and dry, winters mild and wet, found on several continents — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 9, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 21, line 15: «A Mediterranean climate has hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters, and it is found not only around the Mediterranean but also in California, central Chile, So…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «find» (+5); the same place «mediterranean» (+4). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

It is given that two settlements lie at identical latitudes, one upon an oceanic coast and the other deep within a continent. Ascertain which statement is correct.

1. The coastal settlement necessarily experiences the more extreme range — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The inland settlement is warmer than the coastal one in every season — no support
3. Both settlements necessarily experience identical temperatures — no support
4. The inland settlement experiences hotter summers and colder winters — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a rain shadow.

1. The windward side of a mountain range is invariably arid — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. The leeward side of a mountain range receives markedly less precipitation — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. Rain shadows occur exclusively within the polar regions — no support
4. Precipitation is distributed equally on both sides of a range — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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