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WG 2 Climate Review
WG 2 Climate Review
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Identify the climate. Found on the equator, warm year round, precipitation daily, many plants and animals.
Mediterranean Climate
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Rain Forest
Marine West Coast
2
Which body of water is a fraction of its former size due to the diversion of water for farming?
Black Sea
Aral Sea
Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
3
Which of the following climate zones would be found in the middle latitude region?
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Savanna
Humid Continental
Subarctic
4
Identify the climate region found at the North and South Pole.
Taiga
Ice Cap
Marine West Coast
Tundra
5
Identify the climate region. Interior of continents, precipitation varies, all 4 seasons, mixed forests.
Mediterranean Climate
Marine West Coast
Humid Continental
Human Subtropical
6
Identify the climate. Found South of the Artic Circle, frozen permafrost soil, also called the Taiga.
Ice Cap
Tundra
Subarctic
Highland
7
Monsoons are periods of seasonal rain and wind, unique to what region of the world?
Northern Europe
North America
Northern Africa
Southeast Asia
8
How does latitude influence climate of a region?
Longitude effects climate, not latitude.
If you are far from the equator, weather will be warmer.
Both A and B
If you are close to the equator, weather will be warmer.
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Which of the following climate zones would be found in the low latitude region?
Marine West Coast
Taiga
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
10
Earthquakes can occur where tectonic plates meet and build pressure. Most earthquakes can be found around the _________.
Andes Mountains of South America
Great Plains of the United States
Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean
Central region of Europe
11
Which of the following does not influence climate?
winds
elevation
population
latitude
12
Which climate region is shown below?
Mediterranean
Steppe/Savanna
Tundra
Taiga
13
___________ is a process in which humans change the direction of water from a lake toward a field being used for farms.
agricultural terracing
deforestation
irrigation
desertification
14
Tornadoes are violent shaped clouds that touch Earth's surface. What area of the U.S. experiences the most tornadoes?
Southwest
Appalachia
Great Plains
Northeast
15
Which of the following climate zones would be found in the high latitude region?
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Savanna
Marine West Coast
Tundra
16
_____________ occurs when humans let animals overgraze a grassland area causing it to become dry and desert-like
deforestation
agricultural terracing
desertification
pollution
17
When Earth's surface is filled with so much water that it cannot absorb it all, __________ occurs which can kill humans.
flooding
deposition
deforestation
weathering
18
What agricultural method is shown below?
desertification
deforestation
polders
agricultural terracing
19
Identify the climate. Temperatures and vegetation depend on elevation, contains the timberline.
Mediterranean
Highland
Marine West Coast
Steppe
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Climate is characterized by temperature, precipitation, and ...
seasons
elevation
latitude
winds