Bioclimatic Approach: Climatic Elements and Microclimate
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What is the focus of the bioclimatic approach?

  • The measurement of climatic effects on animals
  • The impact of urbanization on climate change
  • Man's energy and health dependence on the direct effects of his environment (correct)
  • The negative effects of climates on man's productivity

    • According to Ellsworth Huntington's research, when is the most desirable period in higher latitudes?

  • July to September (correct)
  • Winter
  • Spring and fall
  • Summer and winter

    • In which climatic zone are spring and fall periods considered good for health?

  • Equatorial regions
  • Temperate regions (correct)
  • Higher latitudes
  • Low latitudes

    • What did Ellsworth Huntington find about the most desirable period in low latitudes?

    <p>A short favorable winter and a six-month decline in work rate during summer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the negative effects of climates on man, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Stress, pain, disease, and death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common experience mentioned in the text regarding atmospheric conditions?

    <p>Some days stimulate and invigorate activities while others depress physical and mental effort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main instrument for fulfilling the requirements of comfort, according to the observations presented?

    <p>Shelter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, which element is ideally constituted by the satisfaction of all physiological needs?

    <p>Environmentally balanced shelter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to explain how the human body receives certain climatic elements and maintains thermal stability?

    <p>Operative Temperature (To)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process accounts for 2/3 of the heat loss of the body, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor involves absorption of radiant energy from the sun directly or reflected?

    <p>Gains: Absorption of radiant energy from sun directly or reflected</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes the main instrument for fulfilling the requirements of comfort by modifying the natural environment to approach optimum conditions of livability?

    <p>Shelter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which climatic zones are spring and fall considered periods of good health, while summer and winter are relatively poor?

    <p>Temperate regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ellsworth Huntington's research show about the periods of highest and lowest energy in the temperate area of the northeastern US?

    <p>They occur at different times in different climatic zones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the bioclimatic approach mentioned in the text?

    <p>Man's energy and health depend on the direct effects of his environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, in which climatic zones are there but two climatic periods: a short favorable winter and a six-month decline in the rate of work and health during the summer?

    <p>Low latitudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes the main instrument for fulfilling the requirements of comfort by modifying the natural environment to approach optimum conditions of livability, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Bioclimatic approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to explain how the human body receives certain climatic elements and maintains thermal stability, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Bioclimatic approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What constitutes the main instrument for fulfilling the requirements of comfort by modifying the natural environment to approach optimum conditions of livability, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Shelter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the bioclimatic approach, what is the focus according to the observations presented?

    <p>Maintenance of thermal stability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor involves absorption of radiant energy from the sun directly or reflected, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what is used to explain how the human body receives certain climatic elements and maintains thermal stability?

    <p>Operative Temperature (To)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process accounts for 1/3 of the heat loss of the body, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Evaporation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the climatic environment affecting human comfort, which element is responsible for absorption of radiant energy from glowing radiators, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ellsworth Huntington find about the most desirable period in low latitudes, according to the observations presented?

    <p>Warm temperatures lead to decreased efficiency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the negative effects of climates on man, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Increased possibility of disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

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