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Geography and climate
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TRUE or FALSE: Cities are warmer than surrounding areas, even in winter.
FALSE
TRUE
2
How long have rain forests been on Earth?
650 milllion years
Since 1965
400 million years
200 million years
3
Areas such as southern India and eastern Africa; rain falls during the wet season
Mediterranean
Tropical Rain Forest
Tropical Savanna
Humid Subtropical
4
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
People cut down trees in the rainforests to sell as lumber.
Warm air rises, cold air falls.
Cold air rises, warm air falls.
Currents carry warm and cold water throughout the ocean.
5
TRUE or FALSE: Outside of the Tropics, the sun is never directly overhead.
TRUE
FALSE
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TRUE or FALSE:Monsoons blow over continents like Asia for months at a time bringing heavy rain.
FALSE
TRUE
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What factors can influence rain forest development?
Temperature
Amount of oxygen
Nitrogen availability
Wildlife
8
This climate receives less than 25 cm of rain per year...
Humid Continental
Ice Cap
Desert
Steppe
9
Coastal areas that receive winds from the ocean, have mild and rainy winters...
Tropical Savanna
Mediterranean
Marine West Coast
Subarctic
10
What is the average rain fall in rain forests per year?
40 to 59 in
81 to 89 in
30 to 39 in
69 to 79 in
11
Which of the following climate zones is NOT dry year-round?
Mediterranean
Desert
Highland
Steppe
12
What is the name given to a pattern of wind caused by landforms in an area?
drought
local winds
Tropics
climate
13
Partly dry grasslands and prairies that surround many deserts...
Mediterranean
Tundra
Tropical Rain Forests
Steppe
14
The quiz over Geography & Climate will be given on...
Monday (September 12)
Wednesday (September 14)
Tuesday (September 13)
Thursday (September 15)
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Where are rain forests located?
Near the North Pole
Southern Hemisphere
South Carolina
Between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
16
This climate is bitterly cold, with only lichens able to grow here...
Highlands
Tundra
Steppe
Ice Caps
17
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Weather near the equator is unpredictable.
Climate is not affected how sunlight hits the Earth.
Weather is affected by humans, but climate is not.
The higher the elevation, the colder the climate.
18
What threatens rain forests?
All three choices
Conversion to agricultural land
Mining and drilling
Deforestation
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Winters are long, cold, and snowy. Summers are usually short, but can be very hot...
Steppe
Highland
Humid Continental
Marine West Coast
