____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 climatesb. / 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 atmosphereb. / 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. / Humidityb. / Precipitation / d. / Evaporation
____4.Most temperate climates are located _____.
a. / near the equator / c. / in the middle latitudesb. / by the oceans / d. / in the high latitudes
____5.Areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees, and shrubs are called _____.
a. / savanna / c. / deciduousb. / coniferous / d. / taiga
____6.Which of the following can cause air pressure to decrease?
a. / decreased temperature / c. / increased oxygen levelsb. / increased temperature / d. / decreased carbon dioxide levels
____7.Mountains can influence climate through _____.
a. / global warming / c. / humidityb. / the greenhouse effect / d. / the orographic effect
____8.The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called _____.
a. / temperature / c. / weatherb. / 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 windsb. / vegetation and elevation / d. / the degree of latitude and vegetation
____10.The _____ climate supports large boreal forests.
a. / highland / c. / subarcticb. / ice cap / d. / tundra
____11.Where are most desert climate regions located?
a. / 30 degrees north and south of the equatorb. / 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. / Showersb. / 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/dryb. / 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. / typhoonsb. / 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