Environemental Science Final Review

This climate zone is located on the equator and is the hottest climate zone.

• tropical

• temperate

• frigid

• polar

The climate zone has mild temperatures and a half year long growing season

• tropical

• temperate

• frigid

• polar

A climate graph measures

• temperature (a)

• precipitation (b)

• landforms

• a and b

In a climate graph, what does the bar graph represent?

• high temperatures

• amount of precipitation all year

• average temperatures

• average amount of precipitation

In a climate graph, what does the line graph represent?

• high temperatures

• amount of precipitation all year

• average temperatures

• average amount of precipitation

A large region characterized by its climate and organisms

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

• population

This biome has small, low to the ground plants that can tolerate heat.

• chaparral

• rain forest

• desert

• grassland

This biome is covered in coniferous forests

• taiga

• temperate rain forest

• tundra

• deciduous forest

This biome has trees with leaves that change color and fall each year.

• taiga

• tundra

• temerate rain forest

• deciduous forest

This biome has extremely cold freezing winters and warm (not hot), humid, rainy summers.

• taiga

• rain forests

• deciduous forests

• grasslands