Climate and Vegetation in North America

1. Country D has dry and wet seasons and sunshine most of the time. In which climatic zone is this country likely to be located?

• A. North Polar

• B. North Temperate

• C. South Temperate

• D. Tropical

2. Harry and Kim hurried to watch a football match. It was hot and sunny when they were leaving home. After they walked a few metres, it began to rain. There was a change in the ______

• A. Climate

• B. Weather

• C. Altitude

• D. Longitude

3. ______________ forests are forests in which plenty of rain falls all year.

• A. grasslands

• B. desert

• C. tundra

• D. rain

Which of the following explains how latitude affect climate?

• A. The closer to the equator the warmer the temperatures get, the closer to the poles the colder it gets.

• B. The closer to the tropics the more the seasons change, the further away from the poles the more the climate stays the same.

• C. The closer to the poles, the darker it gets.

• D. The middle latitudes will have the least climate change.

5. Which of the following describes deciduous trees?

• A. they lose their leaves in the fall

• B. they have short grasses

• C. they are a type of moss

• D. they release cones to protect their seeds

6. Which of these is a characteristic of the rainforest vegetation?

• A. populated by squirrels, bears and pine trees

• B. relatively few trees

• C. generally close to the equator

• D. short, mild, dry summers

7. Plants and animals living in the desert must be able to adapt to extreme heat and _______________.

• A. winds

• B. chia

• C. dryness

• D. evaporation

8. The landscape of the tundra is characterized by having no trees. Why do you think there are no trees or other large plants in the tundra?

• A. Because of the permanently frozen ground, cold temperatures & short growing season

• B. Because it is too hot for part of the year

• C. Because it gets far too much precipitation

• D. none of these

9. One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

• A. Hoarfrost

• B. Glaciation

• C. Permafrost

• D. Crystallization

10. The northern United States and Southern Canada are characterized by forest of deciduous trees that lose their leaves in winter and coniferous trees that are evergreens. This area is a transition between which 2 major biomes?

• A. Cold woodland and arctic tundra

• B. Temperate forest and taiga

• C. Northern prairie and deciduous forest

• D. Desert and temperate forest