Exam 4: Environments and Life

During __________, the intertropical convergence zone moves from the Indian Ocean south of India to the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan plateau.

The trade winds blow toward the equator from the northeast and southeast, pushing equatorial water westward to form the north and south

Regarding the glacial ice sheet of Greenland, what is the greatest thickness of ice?

Marshes occur in (or on) the

__________ graze on plant-like organisms, especially algae, growing on hard surfaces on the sea floor.

__________ is a group of individuals that belong to a single species and live together in a particular area.

Northern coniferous forests, dominated by spruce, pine, and fir, are located adjacent to the subarctic ecosystem known as

A large proportion of freshwater consumers are

Fossil angiosperms are valuable indicators of climates over the past __________ years.

The cool, dense air mass that forms over land and then pushes seaward produces the