World Geography
Chapter 2 Study Guide
Know the following terms:
1. climate
2. equinoxes
3. Earth’s rotation
4. continental climates
5. herbivores
6. deciduous
7. permafrost
8. ecosystem
9. prairies
10.biome
11.coriolis effect
How are deserts and tundra regions alike?
Write three statements about tropical rain forests.
What do scientists theorize about global warming?
In what region do broadleaf deciduous forests grow best?
What are the central regions of several continents covered by?
Name 3 things that are affected by the relative positions of the sun and the
moon: