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Climate Regions.
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What climate region is found by the equator?
a) tropical rainy
b) temperate marine
c) dry
d) temperate continental
Savannas are ____________________________ found in ___________________________ climate zones
a) tropical grasslands; tropical wet-and-dry
b) tropical grasslands; tropical wet
c) forests in which large amounts of rain fall year round; tropical wet-and-dry
d) forests in which large amounts of rain fall year round; tropical wet
A climate is dry if
a) the amount of precipitation that falls is less than the amount of water that could evaporate
b) the amount of precipitation that falls is more than the amount of water that could evaporate
c) there is no precipitation
d) there is more than 50 cm but less than 100 cm of precipitation each year
What is the difference between a steppe and a desert?
a) a steppe gets enough rainfall for short grasses and low bushes to grow
b) a desert gets enough rainfall for short grasses and low bushes to grow
c) a desert can have an oasis
d) a steppe can sometimes get no rain at all
Which of the following is not a temperate marine climate?
a) humid continental
b) marine west coast
c) mediterranean
d) humid subtropical
Which is the hottest of the temperate marine climates?
a) humid continental
b) marine west coast
c) mediterranean
d) humid subtropical
Which climate zones are likely to experience extreme temperatures?
a) humid continental and subarctic
b) humid continental and humid subtropical
c) mediterranean and subarctic
d) mediterranean and humid subtropical
Which is the coldest of the polar climates?
a) ice caps
b) tundra
c) subarctic
d) highlands
In which climate zone(s) can you find permafrost?
a) tundra
b) ice caps and highlands
c) ice caps
d) tundra and highlands
What is true regarding highlands?
a) as altitude increases, precipitation decreases
b) as altitude increases, temperature decreases
c) as altitude increases, the amount of trees increases
d) 2 of the choices
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