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Ch. 1, Sec. 2 Climate and Vegetation
Ch. 1, Sec. 2 Climate and Vegetation
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Review of climate and vegetation zones in North America
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What is this?
Rain Shadow
Chinook Effect
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Define
Prairie.
wildflowers on the Tundra
flat or rolling land covered in grasses
3
Define
Tundra.
cold, dry region for more than 6 months
Cold, wet weather for 3 months of the year.
4
Define
Province.
Favorite food of Canadian people
political division of land in Canada
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Where do cattle graze?
Desert Scrub
Grasslands
Tundra
Forest
6
What is this?
cactuses
deciduous trees
coniferous trees
banana trees
7
If you have
warm summers and cold, snowy winters
, where do you live?
Alaska
on the coast
East of the Great Plains
North Pole
8
Define
Permafrost.
permanently frozen layer of ground below top layer
an underground lake
9
What vegetation zone is located on the east and west coasts of North America?
Tundra
Forest
Desert Scrub
Grassland
10
What is this?
Desert Scrub
Mt. Shasta
Rain Shadow
Grasslands
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Which vegetation zone is this?
Desert Scrub
Forest
Tundra
Grasslands
12
If you live at 40 degrees latitude above or below the Equator, what is your weather like?
Mostly warm
Mostly hot
Mostly rainy
Mostly cold
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What types of trees are these?
Coniferous
Deciduous
Palm
Banana
14
Which term describes the weather in Desert Scrub?
Arid
Wet
Cold
Mild
15
This vegetation zone has snow for more than 1/2 of the year.
Grasslands
Tundra
Forest
Desert Scrub
16
Which type of tree sheds its leaves in fall?
Coniferous
Deciduous
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Bright wildflowers grow here.
Continental
Tundra
Desert Scrub
Grasslands
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What state is this?
Arizona
Hawaii
Califonia
Alaska
