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Groft 21/22 Geog Ch 3 Review
Groft 21/22 Geog Ch 3 Review
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Includes seasons and weather, climate, world climate regions, and soils and vegetation.
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1
_______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time.
Precipitation
Climate
Weather
Temperature
2
Associated with mountain areas, _____ storms drop more rain on the ______ side of the mountain.
orographic, leeward
frontal, windward
convection, leeward
orographic, windward
3
A region is categorized as being in the desert climate zone according to the
level of latitude and altitude
the amount of annual rainfall
types of plants and animals
types of landforms
4
Which of the following does not belong...
tundra
pampas
steppe
savanna
5
Which of the following does not affect the climate of a region?
Latitude
Topography
Elevation
Longitude
6
The longest day of the year is the summer _______.
High Noon
Solstice
Eclipse
Equinox
7
How are forestlands defined?
by the longitude where it grows
by the latitude where it grows
by the altitude where it grows
by the types of trees that grow there
8
Which climate subregioni provides the best climatic conditions for farming?
semiarid
mediterranean
tundra
highland
9
A periodic climatic change that occurs when the prevailing easterlies change direction, affecting weather worldwide
ENSO
El Niño
convection
greenhouse effect
10
True or False: WARM air is associated with HIGH pressure.
True
False
11
What factors influence the type of vegetation that thrives in a region?
human activity, weather
climate characteristics, elevation
soil characteristics, temperature, and moisture
biomes, ecosystems
12
This occurs twice a year, when the days and nights all over the world are of equal length.
Season
Equinox
Eclipse
Solstice
13
____________ zones experience the widest variety of temperature and precipitation.
Continental
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
14
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air is _________.
La Nina
precipitation
the greenhouse effect
convection
15
The bending of the winds in different directions in the N and S Hemispheres is called the ____.
Coriolis effect
ocean currents
wind currents
Cascade effect
16
Gases put into the atmosphere cause a warming known as the greenhouse effect because....
the gases are warm because they come from burning coal.
they create an environment in which vegetation thrives.
they create a barrier that traps carbon dioxide.
they create a barrier that traps solar energy.
17
Ocean currents affect the ___________ of an area.
seasons
Climate
biodiversity
region
18
What type of extreme weather results from air moving across warm ocean waters?
hurricane
tornado
blizzard
tsunami
19
The earth is tilted at ______ degrees in relation to the sun.
24.5
23.0
22.5
23.5
20
What type of vegetation would likely be found in a tropical rain forest?
dense forests of deciduous and coniferous trees
drought-resistant trees and shrubs
broadleaf trees requiring sufficient rainfall
wheat, oats, and prairie grasses
21
Forests, grasslands, and deserts are examples of _____________.
divisions of biomes.
orographic precipitatation zones.
examples of regions that contain permafrost.
examples of equinoxes.
22
The region in the United States where 75% of all tornadoes occur is known as ____________.
Tornado Alley
The Midwest
Tornado Central
Tornado Country
23
What are the three general zones of latitude
Arctic, Subarctic, and Equatorial
Low/Tropical, Middle/Temperate, and High/Polar
Taiga, Steppe, and Tundra
Equatorial, Arctic, and Temperate
24
A rain forest would be LEAST likely to thrive in...
a tropical zone.
an area of high temperature and humidity.
a subarctic region.
the highlands.
25
An interdependent community of plants and animals is called
a biosphere
an environment
a biome
an ecosystem
26
Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are examples of _____.
tundra
steppe
chapparal
taiga
27
___________ air flows toward the poles, and ___________ air moves toward the equator.
Cold, cold
Cold, hot
Hot, cold
Hot, hot
