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Unit 3 Geography
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What biome is in this picture?
Tundra
Deciduous Forest
Mediterranean
Taiga
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What biome is in this picture?
Mediterranean
Grasslands
Rainforest
Taiga
3
______affects climate by affecting the air temperature near it.
currents
wind
water
precipitation
4
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in the month of January?
spring
fall
summer
winter
5
Global movements,water,&sunlight shape different_patterns from 1 region of the world 2 another.
climate
precipitation
temperature
weather
6
What biome has the most diverse animal and plant life?
Mediterranean
Rainforest
Grasslands
Tundra
7
Climates are mainly shaped by wind, precipitation, and____________.
temperature
ocean currents
Altitude
latitude
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Ecosystem is a network of____that depend on one another & environment for survival.
plants
living things
animals
people
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___moves heat & moisture between different parts of the Earth, may lead to cyclones.
convergence zones
wind and air currents
bands of sinking air
bands of rising air
10
Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or______.
human activities
grass or forest fires
very cold winters
hurricanes or tornadoes
11
____act like large rivers in the Earth's oceans & help spread Earth's heat & shape climates
temperature difference
ocean currents
wind patterns
water cycles
12
The water cycle includes
oceans and rivers only
lakes and rivers only
climate and evaporation
evaporation and precipitation
13
What causes the difference in the timing of the seasons in the N. Hemisphere &the S. Hemisphere
differences in the Earth's distance from the sun
bitterly cold temperatures in the polar zones
the tilt of the Earth's axis
changes in the Earth's temperature patterns
14
Canary Current move coolwater from the poles2 the tropics,where the coolwater___the air near it
condenses
chills
warms
clouds
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Where on Earth does air rise?
Near the Equator & in the temperate zones
At the edge of the tropics & over the poles
In the temperate zones & over the poles
Near the Equator & at the edge of the tropics
16
What causes some areas of the Earth to be warmer than other areas?
altitude
seasons
tilt of the Earth's axis
distance from the sun
17
What ecosystem/biome usually supports thick forests of trees that lose their leaves?
deciduous forest
grasslands
tundra
tropcial forest
18
_______is heaviest near the equator, where air usually rises.
precipitation
air pressure
dry air
cool air
19
Areas that share similar temperature & precipitation patterns are called_____.
polar regions
tropcial climates
global patterns
climate regions
20
The two main ways to describe both weather & climate are _____ & temperature.
precipitation
wind speed
weather pattern
climate graphy
21
What biome is hot during the day and cold at night?
Deciduous Forest
Rainforest
Desert
Taiga
22
What biome has deep root trees?
Grassland
Tundra
Mediterranean
Deciduous Forest
23
What biome is in this picture?
Deciduous Forest
Taiga
Rainforest
Grasslands
24
When 2 air masses of different temp/moisture content collide,1 result of this air movement?
low pressure
a new desert area
high pressure
intense storms
25
High latitudes, also known as ___ get less sunlight bc the sun is near/below the horizon all yr
temperate zones
low latitudes
polar zones
tropics
