Chapter 6 review

Occurs where annual precipitation is low and scattered unevenly evaporates water, & at night the temperature drops.

The Equator is warmer than the poles because _____.

The burning of fossil fuels____

Mass movements of surface water driven by winds and shaped by land formations.

The rising level of acidity in ocean waters.

Where the river meets the sea.

About _____ of Earth’s tropical rain forests have been destroyed by agriculture and _____.

The natural warming of the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases.

the tendency for a transition zone to have greater species diversity and higher density of organisms

Temperate grasslands have year-round warm temperatures.

When warm air holds moisture and does not release it.

The Coriolis effect is the result of the _____.

Water that has salinity between that of salt water and fresh water.

Coastal land areas covered with water all or part of the year.

Coastal wetlands are coastal land areas covered by water all or part of the year.

As moist air blowing inland from an ocean reaches a mountain range, _____. 

Characterized by a specific climate and certain combinations of dominant plant life.

The greatest species diversity in an area tends to be found _____.

Which portion of the open ocean is defined as the brightly lit upper zone?

The spread of unsustainable agriculture is one of the greatest threats to aquatic ecosystems.

Occurs where land is dominated by trees.

Mountains play a major role in the hydrologic cycle by serving as major storehouses of nutrients.

Set of physical conditions of the lower atmosphere that includes temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, etc

Which example best illustrates the concept of climate?

Ocean, pond, lakes, and river systems are examples of _____ ecosystems?

Oceans, and their bays, estuaries, coastal wetlands, shorelines, coral reefs, and mangrove forests.

Marine life zones are the saltwater and freshwater portions of the biosphere that support life.

Absorbing excess carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by human activities is the root cause of ocean acidification

The pattern of atmospheric conditions in an area over periods ranging from at least three decades to thousands of years.

The vast volume of the ocean.

Underground soil where captured water can stay frozen for more than two consecutive years

Temperate deserts can be _____.

The saltwater and freshwater portions of the biosphere that can support life.

As latitude increases, climates generally become colder.

The bathyal zone is the brightly lit upper zone that contains drifting phytoplankton.

Occur primarily in the interior of continents where it is too moist for deserts and too dry for forests.

The warm, nutrient rich shallow water extending from the high tide mark on the land to the gently sloping edge