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What are prevailing winds determined by ?
What is a biome ?
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What is a biome ?
ocean currents
a large community of flora and fauna occupying a habitat
lakes
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What are prevailing winds determined by ?
longitude
equator
latitude
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Where are hot desserts found ?
around the latitudes 30 deg. north and south on all continen
around 30 deg longitude
around 40 degree longitude
around 50 degree latitude
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What is an oasis
area of lush veggetation form underground springs
area of no water
area of dry land
no plants
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What is El Nino
causes seasons
causes droughts and fires
changing in the prevailing winds that cause flood, storms
causes continents to form
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What is a taiga?
large confinerous forest that covers most of Siberia
biome with no light
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What are 4 factors that affect cliamte ?
Wind , sun , and rain
rain , snow , and elevation
longitude , water , mountain ranges
latitude, wind currents , proximity to water , elevation
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What are deciduous trees ?
coniferous trees and deciduous trees.
really tall trees
broadleaftrees that lose their leaves inthe winter time.
trees that are really short
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What are some important ocean currents ?
The East Australian Current
South American current
The North Atlantic Drift which warms western Europe
African Current
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What are deserts based on
tigers
precipatation
drought
bears
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What are 3 characteristics of climate ?
seasons , snowing, and water
climate , hail , and water 4
temperature , percipitation and seasons
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Where are forests located ?
near the equator bc the trees are bigger and area gets sun
near the tropic of cancer
near the poles
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What do mid latitude forests have ?
mix of coniferous trees anddeciduous trees.
mix of no trees
mix of weather
mix of leaves
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True or false : The green house affect is not necessary for life
False
True
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What are ocean currents ?
Determined by longitude
determined by latitude
are like rivers in the ocean
determined by the tropic of cance r
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Where are rainforests found ?
in tropical wet climate zones in low latitudes
in dry climate
in high longitudes
in moist climate
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What is weather ?
The change in climate
is the condition of the atmosphere over a long periodoftime.
The change in the condensation outside
is the change in the atmosphere in short period of time
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What are the 3 tropical grasslnds ?
mountain
savanna , llanos ,and the cerrados
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What are the temperate grasslands ?
glaciers
prairie, steppe , and pampas
rivers
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What is climate ?
The change of the weather in the atmosphere
the change of the weather
is the change in the atmosphere over a specific area
is the condition of the atmosphere over a long period
