3rd Grade Social Studies Week 4A Comprehension

Boreal, tropical and temperate are what type of ecosystems?

• Forest

• Desert

• Water

• Grassland

What type of ecosystem is found only in North America?

• Prairie

• Tundra

• Desert

• Forest

What type of ecosystem is home to grazing animals?

• Forest

• Marine

• Tundra

• Grassland

What type of ecosystem covers most of earth?

• Forest

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Desert

What type of ecosystem is Antarctica?

• Marine

• Tundra

• Desert

• Forest

Temperate describes an ecosystem that ...

• is near the equator.

• is very dry.

• has four seasons.

• has permafrost.

Tropical describes an ecosystem that ...

• is near the equator.

• is very dry.

• has four seasons.

• has permafrost.

The Arctic is ...

• at the top of the earth.

• near the equator.

• at the bottom of the earth.

• a marine ecosystem.

Antarctica is ...

• at the top of the earth.

• near the equator.

• at the bottom of the earth.

• a marine ecosystem.

What type of forest ecosystem has trees that loose their leaves in the fall?

• Boreal

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Marine