Climate, Environment And Resources Question Preview (ID: 21197)
Social Studies Chapter 3.
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A place where a plant or animal lives
a) natural resources
b) humus
c) habitat
d) desertification
any material in nature that people use and value
a) natural resources
b) renewable resources
c) nonrenewable resources
d) fossil fuels
natural resources that the Earth replaces over time
a) natural resources
b) renewable resources
c) nonrenewable resources
d) hydroelectric power
A group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival and their environment.
a) ecosystem
b) deforestation
c) extinct
d) desertification
the spread of desertlike conditions
a) permafrost
b) deforestation
c) reforestation
d) desertification
found in high latitudes, cold all year, long winters and short summers
a) savanna
b) tundra
c) steppe
d) highland
wide range of temperature and precipitation depending on elevation
a) savannah
b) tundra
c) steppe
d) highland
permanently frozen soil
a) permafrost
b) deforestation
c) reforestation
d) desertification
Clearing trees to make room for homes, businesses or farmland
a) permafrost
b) deforestation
c) reforestation
d) desertification
semidry grasslands or prairies
a) savanna
b) tundra
c) steppe
d) highland
non renewable resources that are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals
a) natural resources
b) renewable resources
c) nonrenewable resources
d) fossil fuels
The side of the mountain that faces the wind receives the most moisture while the other side gets mainly dry air.
a) ocean currents
b) fronts
c) monsoon
d) rain shadow effect
warm all year, tall grasses and scattered trees grow there.
a) savanna
b) tundra
c) steppe
d) highland
seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air
a) ocean currents
b) fronts
c) monsoon
d) rain shadow effect
Two air masses of different temperatures and moisture content meet and can cause storms
a) ocean currents
b) fronts
c) monsoons
d) rain shadow effect
large streams of surface seawater
a) ocean currents
b) fronts
c) monsoons
d) rain shadow effect
decayed plant or animal matter
a) weather
b) prevailing winds
c) climate
d) humus
A region's average weather conditions over a long period.
a) weather
b) prevailing winds
c) climate
d) humus
Movement of air that blows in the same direction over large areas of Earth
a) weather
b) prevailing winds
c) climate
d) humus
The short term changes in the air for a given place and time
a) weather
b) prevailing winds
c) climate
d) humus
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