Deck 22: Terrestrial Biomes

Question 1

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

A) Coriolis
B) Polar
C) Hadley
D) Ferrell
E) Subsidence

Answer 1

Ferrell

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

George Hadley

Question 3

The world's major subsidence zones occur at

A) 0° and 60°
B) 30° and the poles
C) 0° and the poles
D) 30° and 60°
E) 0° and 30°

Answer 3

30° and the poles

Question 4

The northeast trade winds blow from

A) 60°N to 30°N
B) 0° to 30°S
C) 30°N to 0°
D) 30°S to 60°N
E) The north pole to 60°N

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

The solar equator

A) Is always at 0°
B) Is at 0° on June 21
C) Is at 23.5°N on Dec 21
D) Is at 23.5°S on Dec 21
E) Is at 0° on Dec 21

Question 7

The equinoxes occur on

A) Dec 21 and Sept 22
B) Mar 21 and Dec 21
C) June 21 and Dec 21
D) June 21 and Mar 21
E) Mar 21 and Sept 22

Question 8

On mountains, temperatures _________ with ________ elevation.

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

Question 9

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

A) Desert
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Temperate rainforest
D) Temperate grassland
E) Tropical grassland

Question 10

On the leeward side of a mountain, air

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

Question 11

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

A) More quickly, more quickly
B) More slowly, more slowly
C) More quickly, more slowly
D) More slowly, more quickly

Question 12

According to Whittaker, terrestrial biome types are determined primarily by

A) Temperature and vegetation
B) Wind and salinity
C) pH and temperature
D) Vegetation and water availability
E) Temperature and rainfall

Question 13

Orographic lifting

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 ITCZ

Question 14

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

A) Tropical rain forest
B) Temperate rain forest
C) Savannah
D) Desert
E) Taiga

Question 15

In which biome do many plant species have "drip tips" to their leaves?

A) Temperate forest
B) Tropical deciduous forest
C) Tropical rain forest
D) Taiga
E) Tundra

Question 16

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

A) Temperate forest
B) Tropical deciduous forest
C) Tropical rain forest
D) Taiga
E) Tundra

Question 17

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

A) Whittaker
B) Wahlburg
C) Walter
D) Weisman
E) Weisenhunt

Question 18

Which country does not contain tropical deciduous forest?

A) South Africa
B) Thailand
C) Australia
D) USA
E) India

Question 19

Which of the following is characteristic of tundra?

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

Question 20

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

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 common

Question 21

Precipitation in taiga is

A) Abundant
B) Always in the form of rain
C) Often in the form of snow
D) Less than that of deserts
E) Less than that of tundra

Question 22

Wolverines can be found in

A) Prairie
B) Temperate deciduous forest
C) Tundra
D) Tropical deciduous forest
E) Savanna

Question 23

The Llanos is an example of which biome?

A) Prairie
B) Tropical deciduous forest
C) Tropical rain forest
D) Savanna
E) Taiga

Question 24

The world's greatest assemblages of large mammals occurs in the

A) Savanna
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Prairie
D) Temperate rain forest
E) Hot desert

Question 25

Desertification is a problem in

A) Tropical rain forest
B) Hot desert
C) Savanna
D) Cold desert
E) Taiga

Question 26

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

A) 10
B) 30
C) 50
D) 100
E) 200

Question 27

Musk ox are found in which biome?

A) The tops of mountain ranges
B) Taiga
C) Tundra
D) Cold desert
E) Prairie

Question 28

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?

A) Tropical deciduous forest
B) Taiga
C) Savannah
D) Cold desert
E) Prairie

Question 29

A rocket fired from the south pole towards the equator would appear to bend to the east because of the Coriolis force.

Question 30

The "roaring forties"occur at about 40°S latitude.

Question 31

The intertropical convergence zone may drift south of the equator in July.

Question 32

At the solar equator there is just one rainy season of about 4-5 months.

Question 33

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

Question 34

Most trees in taiga are coniferous.

Question 35

Insects are completely absent from the tundra.