Question 1

Briefly summarize the El Niño Southern Oscillation.

Accepted Answer

Prevailing winds from the Pacific coast of South America drive warm surface water toward Southeast Asia.The increased moisture in the air in Southeast Asia causes an increase in storms in that region.Periodically,the prevailing winds lessen,allowing the warm surface waters to move off the coast of South America.The change increases storms in the Americas.

Question 2

Which of the following biomes has bitterly cold winters,hot dry summers,and receives sparse precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  temperate grassland 
B)  cold desert 
C)  boreal forest 
D)  temperate deciduous forest 
E)  tropical rain forest 
A)  temperate grassland 
B)  cold desert 
C)  boreal forest 
D)  temperate deciduous forest 
E)  tropical rain forest A

Question 3

Which of the following is true about temperate deciduous forests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Average temperatures change significantly with the seasons. 
B)  They are predominantly populated by evergreen trees. 
C)  Areas cleared of trees do not naturally regenerate for over 1000 years. 
D)  They have nutrient-poor soils. 
E)  Decomposition occurs rapidly. 
A)  Average temperatures change significantly with the seasons. 
B)  They are predominantly populated by evergreen trees. 
C)  Areas cleared of trees do not naturally regenerate for over 1000 years. 
D)  They have nutrient-poor soils. 
E)  Decomposition occurs rapidly. A

Question 4

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What is the mean monthly temperature in the tropical rain forest?

Accepted Answer

approximat

Question 5

Which of the following does alpine tundra receive in larger amounts than Arctic tundra?

Accepted Answer

A)  rain 
B)  snow 
C)  sunlight 
D)  wind 
E)  ice 
A)  rain 
B)  snow 
C)  sunlight 
D)  wind 
E)  ice

Question 6

Which of the following is one of the major factors that influences global air circulation as described in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  The location of mountain ranges 
B)  The rotation of the earth on its axis 
C)  The lunar cycle 
D)  ENSO 
E)  The shape of continents 
A)  The location of mountain ranges 
B)  The rotation of the earth on its axis 
C)  The lunar cycle 
D)  ENSO 
E)  The shape of continents

Question 7

In a tropical rain forest,dropped leaves,fallen trees,and dead animals decompose ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly due to the abundance of decomposers 
B)  slowly due to the nutrient-poor soils 
C)  slowly due to the abundant rainfall 
D)  moderately and nutrients are taken up by the roots of the lianas 
E)  quickly due to the dense ground vegetation 
A)  quickly due to the abundance of decomposers 
B)  slowly due to the nutrient-poor soils 
C)  slowly due to the abundant rainfall 
D)  moderately and nutrients are taken up by the roots of the lianas 
E)  quickly due to the dense ground vegetation

Question 8

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).
-How much of the year is the tropical grassland below the freezing point?

Accepted Answer

The answer of   Use the figure above to...

Question 9

A large body of evidence indicates that human activities are enhancing the earth's natural greenhouse effect and changing the earth's climate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).
-For the temperate desert,what is the approximate temperature when the biome receives the largest amount of precipitation?

Accepted Answer

approximat

Question 11

The author indicates that attempting to strike a balance between exploitation of terrestrial natural capital and conservation of that capital is controversial.What might you say to a person whose livelihood comes from the timber industry (or mining,or agriculture making heavy use of irrigation)to encourage consideration of the ongoing degradation of the natural capital and its eventual impact on him/her?

Accepted Answer

This is highly subjective.It could inclu

Question 12

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).
-What does the dark line represent?

Accepted Answer

The dark line represents the t

Question 13

The biome with the highest diversity is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cold desert 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  temperate rain forest 
D)  savanna 
E)  temperate evergreen forest 
A)  cold desert 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  temperate rain forest 
D)  savanna 
E)  temperate evergreen forest

Question 14

What is the best example of a major human impact on mountain ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion to cropland 
B)  overgrazing by livestock 
C)  depletion of groundwater 
D)  timber and mineral extraction 
E)  habitat loss due to the development of major urban areas 
A)  conversion to cropland 
B)  overgrazing by livestock 
C)  depletion of groundwater 
D)  timber and mineral extraction 
E)  habitat loss due to the development of major urban areas

Question 15

The deserts of Death Valley formed as a result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the greenhouse effect 
B)  increased solar radiation 
C)  the rain shadow effect 
D)  ocean circulation 
E)  persistent pressure systems 
A)  the greenhouse effect 
B)  increased solar radiation 
C)  the rain shadow effect 
D)  ocean circulation 
E)  persistent pressure systems

Question 16

Large regions characterized by a certain climate and dominant plant life are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ecosystems 
B)  communities 
C)  populations 
D)  habitats 
E)  biomes 
A)  ecosystems 
B)  communities 
C)  populations 
D)  habitats 
E)  biomes

Question 17

Which of the following biomes has been most disturbed by human activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  tundra 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  coniferous forest 
D)  temperate deciduous forest 
E)  taiga 
A)  tundra 
B)  tropical rain forest 
C)  coniferous forest 
D)  temperate deciduous forest 
E)  taiga

Question 18

Wind is an indirect form of ____________________ energy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wind is an indirect form of ____________________...

Question 19

Deserts are primarily located in hot,tropical regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s).
-When is the dry season in the tropical rain forest?

Accepted Answer

The answer of  
Use the figure above to answer...

Exam 7: Climate and Biodiversity

Briefly summarize the El Niño Southern Oscillation.

Which of the following biomes has bitterly cold winters,hot dry summers,and receives sparse precipitation?

Which of the following is true about temperate deciduous forests?

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -What is the mean monthly temperature in the tropical rain forest?

Which of the following does alpine tundra receive in larger amounts than Arctic tundra?

Which of the following is one of the major factors that influences global air circulation as described in the textbook?

In a tropical rain forest,dropped leaves,fallen trees,and dead animals decompose ____.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -How much of the year is the tropical grassland below the freezing point?

A large body of evidence indicates that human activities are enhancing the earth's natural greenhouse effect and changing the earth's climate.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -For the temperate desert,what is the approximate temperature when the biome receives the largest amount of precipitation?

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -What does the dark line represent?

The biome with the highest diversity is the ____.

What is the best example of a major human impact on mountain ecosystems?

The deserts of Death Valley formed as a result of ____.

Large regions characterized by a certain climate and dominant plant life are called ____.

Which of the following biomes has been most disturbed by human activities?

Wind is an indirect form of ____________________ energy.

Deserts are primarily located in hot,tropical regions.

Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). -When is the dry season in the tropical rain forest?

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