Ch. 3 Quiz
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Where are the most diverse ecosystems found?
a. in dry climates
c. in high latitude climates
b. in tropical climates
d. in middle-latitude climates
2. Which of the following appears to be a factor in global warming?
a. increased levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
b. El niño
c. a mini ice age
d. increased levels of carbon dioxide
3. _____ is the process by which water vapor changes from a gas into liquid droplets.
a. Condensation
c. Humidity
b. Precipitation
d. Evaporation
4. Most temperate climates are located _____.
a. near the equator
c. in the middle latitudes
b. by the oceans
d. in the high latitudes
5. Areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees, and shrubs are called _____.
a. savanna
c. deciduous
b. coniferous
d. taiga
6. Which of the following can cause air pressure to decrease?
a. decreased temperature
c. increased oxygen levels
b. increased temperature
d. decreased carbon dioxide levels
7. Mountains can influence climate through _____.
a. global warming
c. humidity
b. the greenhouse effect
d. the orographic effect
8. The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called _____.
a. temperature
c. weather
b. climate
d. the greenhouse effect
9. What two factors influence the climate of a highland area?
a. prevailing winds and vegetation
c. elevation and prevailing winds
b. vegetation and elevation
d. the degree of latitude and vegetation
10. The _____ climate supports large boreal forests.
a. highland
c. subarctic
b. ice cap
d. tundra
11. Where are most desert climate regions located?
a. 30 degrees north and south of the equator
b. 30 degrees south of the equator
c. near the equator
d. 60 degrees north and south of the equator
____ 12. According to the symbols on the map above, areas of high pressure, designated by the letter H, are areas of —
a. high pressure and stable weather.
c. high pressure and stormy weather.
b. low pressure and stormy weather.
d. low pressure and stable weather.
____ 13. According to the map above, if you lived in Arkansas, you would be experiencing which kind of weather?
a. Sunny
c. Showers
b. Snow
d. Rain
____ 14. According to the chart above, what vegetation and climate conditions are typical of deserts?
a. Little vegetation, hot/dry
c. Rain forests, cool/dry
b. Grasslands, hot/wet
d. Rain forests, cold/wet
____ 15. According to the chart above, we can infer that a wet climate can support —
a. little vegetation.
c. no vegetation.
b. some vegetation.
d. more vegetation.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. cyclone
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b. front
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c. global warming
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d. permafrost
j.
e. orographic effect
k.
f. rain shadow
l.
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typhoons
humidity
arid
ecosystems
condensation
climate
powerful rotating storms in the western Pacific Ocean
dry
the amount of water vapor in the air
the leeward side of a mountain
the meeting of two air masses of widely different temperatures or moisture levels
the increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades
the weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time
any center of low pressure
____ 24. soil that remains frozen year round
____ 25. a community of living and nonliving organisms