____1.Where Are the Most Diverse Ecosystems Found?

Ch. 3 Quiz

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____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 / g. / typhoons
b. / front / h. / humidity
c. / global warming / i. / arid
d. / permafrost / j. / ecosystems
e. / orographic effect / k. / condensation
f. / rain shadow / l. / climate

____16.powerful rotating storms in the western Pacific Ocean

____17.dry

____18.the amount of water vapor in the air

____19.the leeward side of a mountain

____20.the meeting of two air masses of widely different temperatures or moisture levels

____21.the increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades

____22.the weather conditions in a geographic area over a long period of time

____23.any center of low pressure

____24.soil that remains frozen year round

____25.a community of living and nonliving organisms