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Water, Climate and Vegetation
Water, Climate and Vegetation
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climate where taiga grow
tundra climate
subarctic climate
desert climate
humid subtropical climate
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The climate region that includes more and different climate zones is the
tropical region
hig latitude region
highland region
mid-latitude region
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El Ninos occur when
cold water moves toward the Equator
a volcano erupts
cold winds from the east are weak
clouds form in the western Pacific
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The largest and deepest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean?
False
True
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Tree and plants are forms of
animal life
vegetation
tundra
tundra
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The climate in the Tropics is usually
rain shadow
long, dry winter
marine west coast climate
hot climate
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Most of the earth's freshwater is found in
glaciers and ice caps
seas and oceans
groundwater
rivers and lakes
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Partly dry grasslands that surround many deserts?
tropics
biosphere
tundra
steppes
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Some farmers practice crop rotation to
prevent erosion
prevent water pollution
avoid using up all the minerals in the soil
avoid acid rain
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Trees that lose their leaves in the fall
timberline
coniferous
deciduous
steppes
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A regions climate is determined by movement of air, the movement of water currents, and
latitude
longitude
the water cycle
weather
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What is the Gulf Stream?
a warm ocean current
an air current
a form of evaporation
a cold ocean current
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Elevation above which no trees grow
tundra
timberline
steppes
deserts
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seasonal winds that bring rain to South Asia
monsoons
Tropics
local winds
hurricanes
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A funnel shaped windstorm that forms over land is called a
typhoon
hurricane
tornado
drought
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Climate with hot, humid summers and short mild winters
tundra climate
subarctic climate
desert climate
humid subtropical climate
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Dry area on side of the mountains facing away from the wind
Tropics
rain shadow
deciduous
tundra climate
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The amount of water on the earth is
increasing
always changing
decreasing
always the same
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climate that is harsh, cold, and dry
desert climate
tundra climate
subarctic climate
highland climate
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all living things and the environments in which they live
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
lithosphere
atmosphere