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