Cold Environments Lesson 1

Front

Which biome is permanently covered by ice?

Back

Polar

Front

Which biome has vast areas of pine forest?

Back

Taiga

Front

Which biome is characterised by having no trees and permanently frozen sub-soil?

Back

Tundra

Front

Which biome is found on mountain tops?

Back

Tundra

Front

Where are most cold environments found?

Back

Near the Arctic and Antarctic Circles

Front

Which map shows the tundra biome?

Back

Front

What proportion of the Earth's surface is frozen?

Back

⅓ (a third)

Front

Ice caps hold _______ percent of the Earth's fresh water.

Back

80, eighty, eighty percent, eighty %, 80%

Front

What proportion of the Earth's trees are found in the taiga biome?

Back

⅓ (a third)