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Geography and climate
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1
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Warm air rises, cold air falls.
People cut down trees in the rainforests to sell as lumber.
Currents carry warm and cold water throughout the ocean.
Cold air rises, warm air falls.
2
TRUE or FALSE: Cities are warmer than surrounding areas, even in winter.
TRUE
FALSE
3
What factors can influence rain forest development?
Wildlife
Nitrogen availability
Temperature
Amount of oxygen
4
Where are rain forests located?
South Carolina
Between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Southern Hemisphere
Near the North Pole
5
What is the average rain fall in rain forests per year?
30 to 39 in
69 to 79 in
40 to 59 in
81 to 89 in
6
What threatens rain forests?
Mining and drilling
Conversion to agricultural land
All three choices
Deforestation
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This climate is bitterly cold, with only lichens able to grow here...
Highlands
Tundra
Ice Caps
Steppe
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Winters are long, cold, and snowy. Summers are usually short, but can be very hot...
Marine West Coast
Highland
Steppe
Humid Continental
9
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Weather is affected by humans, but climate is not.
Weather near the equator is unpredictable.
The higher the elevation, the colder the climate.
Climate is not affected how sunlight hits the Earth.
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Coastal areas that receive winds from the ocean, have mild and rainy winters...
Marine West Coast
Subarctic
Tropical Savanna
Mediterranean
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TRUE or FALSE:Monsoons blow over continents like Asia for months at a time bringing heavy rain.
TRUE
FALSE
12
TRUE or FALSE: Outside of the Tropics, the sun is never directly overhead.
FALSE
TRUE
13
Which of the following climate zones is NOT dry year-round?
Mediterranean
Steppe
Highland
Desert
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This climate receives less than 25 cm of rain per year...
Desert
Ice Cap
Steppe
Humid Continental
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How long have rain forests been on Earth?
Since 1965
400 million years
650 milllion years
200 million years
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What is the name given to a pattern of wind caused by landforms in an area?
drought
climate
local winds
Tropics
17
Partly dry grasslands and prairies that surround many deserts...
Mediterranean
Steppe
Tropical Rain Forests
Tundra
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Areas such as southern India and eastern Africa; rain falls during the wet season
Mediterranean
Tropical Savanna
Humid Subtropical
Tropical Rain Forest
