climate and vegetation review

What is the word for "a cold, dry region where there is little tree growth"?

• precipitation

• tundra

• elevation

• arid

What is the word for "rain, snow, hail, or sleet that falls to the ground"?

• precipitation

• elevation

• tundra

• vegetation

What is the word for "the height of the land in relation to sea level"?

• vegetation

• precipitation

• elevation

• tundra

What is the word for "having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support most vegetation"?

• arid

• natural vegetation

• tundra

• precipitation

One factor affecting climate is ____________.

Another factor affecting climate is distance from the _____________.

The final factor affecting climate is distance from large bodies of ______________.

What three factors affect the type of natural vegetation that grows in an area?

• climate, tundra, arid

• distance from the equator, elevation, bodies of water

• soil, precipitation, temperature

Which vegetation region is covered with large grasses?

• tundra

• grassland

• desert

• forest

Which vegetation region is a treed area that gets ample rain?

• forest

• grassland

• tundra

• desert