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climate zones, ecosystems, and section 2 vocab
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This climate zone is noted for having all 4 seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
temperate
tropical
Polar
Highland
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The study of Earth's natural features including land formation, climate, and currents
physical features
physical conflicts
physical map
physical country
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In this climate zone, you have long harsh winters with little to no summer weather
dry
polar
temperate
highlands
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Which is not true for Mississippi's climate change?
temperatures have increased by 2 degrees in the past 150yrs
rainfall has increased
sea levels on the coast are rising
fewer freezing days in the winter
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What climate is predominant is Antartica?
dry
temperate
polar
highland
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What climate is located in the high latitudes?
polar
temperate
dry
tropical
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Which climate zone has the most of the world's population?
tropical
temperate
dry
polar
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This climate is often home to hot temperatures and an extreme lack of rainfall.
polar
tropical
temperate
dry
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Human activity ____ the rain forest ecosystems in the Amazon.
enhances
moves
contributes
threatens
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geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather work together
climate
photosyntheseis
landscape
ecosystem
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Precipitation includes all of the following except for ____?
snow
rain
hail
wind
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the degree of heat especially as expressed according to a scale and shown by a thermometer
humidity
temperature
weather
climate
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Which of the following is true for Mississippi's climate this past summer:
Avg temp: 93 Avg Rainfall: 4in
Avg temp: 88 Avg Rainfall: 1in
Avg temp: 92 Avg Rainfall: 6in
Avg temp: 79 Avg Rainfall: 4in
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What separates the three major climate zones?
altitude
latitude
elevation
longitude
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What are the three major climate zones?
polar, tropical, temperate
desert, rainforests, steppe
humid, continental, tropical
polar, rainforests, desert
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A change in the __ of an ecosystem will often affect what plants will grow there, for instance.
temperature
geography
cultures
surface
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Individual people, cultures, and governments are working to preserve important ecosystems.
false
true
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Every factor in an ecosystem depends on every other factor, either directly or indirectly.
false
true
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An ethnic group forming a part of one or more political nations
sovereign
nationality
language
political
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particular prevailing weather conditions in a general area
weather
climate
temperature
rainfall