Question 1

On mountains, temperatures _________ with ________ elevation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Increase, increasing
B)   Decrease, decreasing
C)   Decrease, increasing
D)   Remain unchanged, increasingE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Musk ox are found in which biome?

Accepted Answer

A)   The tops of mountain ranges
B)   Taiga
C)   Tundra
D)   Cold desert
E)   PrairieF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 3

If you were at the doldrums, at which latitude would you be?

Accepted Answer

A)   The north pole
B)   The equator
C)   60°N
D)   30°S
E)   Either 30°N or 30°SF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

Going from pole to equator, what is the middle cell of atmospheric circulation called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Coriolis
B)   Polar
C)   Hadley
D)   Ferrell
E)   SubsidenceF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 5

The greatest numbers of bird species occur in the ________ biome.

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A)   Tropical rain forest
B)   Temperate rain forest
C)   Savannah
D)   Desert
E)   TaigaF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which country does not contain tropical deciduous forest?

Accepted Answer

A)   South Africa
B)   Thailand
C)   Australia
D)   USA
E)   IndiaF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Climate characteristics for different locations on earth are often provided by ______ diagrams.

Accepted Answer

A)   Whittaker
B)   Wahlburg
C)   Walter
D)   Weisman
E)   WeisenhuntF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

On the leeward side of a mountain, air

Accepted Answer

A)   Warms and ascends
B)   Warms and descends
C)   Cools and descends
D)   Cools and ascendsE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The sun heats the sea _________ than the land, and the sea cools _______ than the land.

Accepted Answer

A)   More quickly, more quickly
B)   More slowly, more slowly
C)   More quickly, more slowly
D)   More slowly, more quicklyE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is characteristic of tundra?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temperate climate
B)   Permafrost
C)   More than 100cm of rain a year
D)   High biodiversity
E)   Deciduous forestsF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of temperate rain forests?

Accepted Answer

A)   Location from coastal northern California into Southeast Alaska
B)   Vegetation consists of large deciduous trees
C)   Mild winters
D)   Abundant rainfall
E)   Dense fog commonF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Insects are completely absent from the tundra.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 13

Rainfall in hot deserts is less than _____ cm a year.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   30
C)   50
D)   100
E)   200F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The initial contribution to a general model of atmospheric circulation was made by

Accepted Answer

A)   George Hadley
B)   Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis
C)   William Ferrell
D)   James Lovelock
E)   Benjamin FranklinF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

At about 5°S what terrestrial biome would you be in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Desert
B)   Tropical rainforest
C)   Temperate rainforest
D)   Temperate grassland
E)   Tropical grasslandF) D) and E)
G) A) and E) B

Question 16

Orographic lifting

Accepted Answer

A)   Deflects the flow of air to the west
B)   Causes a zone of intertropical convergence called the Doldrums
C)   Alters the path of the solar equator
D)   Produces rain on the windward sides of mountains
E)   Causes seasonal variation in the path of the ITCZF) B) and E)
G) B) and C) D

Question 17

The Llanos is an example of which biome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Prairie
B)   Tropical deciduous forest
C)   Tropical rain forest
D)   Savanna
E)   TaigaF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Tree species diversity is lower in temperate deciduous forests than in tropical rainforests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In this biome, summers may be very hot yet temperatures in the winter often fall below freezing. Large grazing mammals are common. Where are you?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tropical deciduous forest
B)   Taiga
C)   Savannah
D)   Cold desert
E)   PrairieF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

In which biome do temperatures average 25-39°C and rainfall is about 130-280cm annually?

Accepted Answer

A)   Temperate forest
B)   Tropical deciduous forest
C)   Tropical rain forest
D)   Taiga
E)   TundraF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Exam 22: Terrestrial Biomes

On mountains, temperatures _________ with ________ elevation.

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Musk ox are found in which biome?

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If you were at the doldrums, at which latitude would you be?

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Going from pole to equator, what is the middle cell of atmospheric circulation called?

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The greatest numbers of bird species occur in the ________ biome.

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Which country does not contain tropical deciduous forest?

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Climate characteristics for different locations on earth are often provided by ______ diagrams.

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On the leeward side of a mountain, air

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The sun heats the sea _________ than the land, and the sea cools _______ than the land.

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Which of the following is characteristic of tundra?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of temperate rain forests?

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Insects are completely absent from the tundra.

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Rainfall in hot deserts is less than _____ cm a year.

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The initial contribution to a general model of atmospheric circulation was made by

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At about 5°S what terrestrial biome would you be in?

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Orographic lifting

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The Llanos is an example of which biome?

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Tree species diversity is lower in temperate deciduous forests than in tropical rainforests.

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In this biome, summers may be very hot yet temperatures in the winter often fall below freezing. Large grazing mammals are common. Where are you?

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In which biome do temperatures average 25-39°C and rainfall is about 130-280cm annually?

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