Chapter 4 Review (Climate, Ecosystems, and Communities)

The sun's rays are least direct

• near the poles
• near the equator
• at high altitude
• far from the ocean

The _________________ climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters and permafrost.

• desert
• tropical
• marine continental
• tundra

The two main factors that determine the climate of a region are _____________ and ______________.

• altitude and pressure
• pressure and temperature
• temperature and precipitation
• altitude and pressure

Climates are classified according to two major factors:  ______________ and __________________.

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.

• water
• gases
• heat
• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

A _______ is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics

• Climate

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Landform

What is the main biome that exists in the 'tropical' climate zone?

• Tundra

• Rainforest

• grassland

• desert

The middle latitude line is called the ______

• Middle line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

An organism that can make its own food is called a

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• scavenger

A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n)

• energy pyramid

• climate

• biome

• food web