Physical Geography Unit 2 Review

Sahara _____________________ is located in North Africa. It is arid with little to no vegetation.

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

______________________ has high temperature and ample rainfall and is located near the equator (low latitude).

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An area of ice and cool winters near the North and South pole (high latitude). ________________________________

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Large forest of coniferous trees found in the high latitudes (Russia and Canada).______________________

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

A _________________________ tree has leaves that change color and drop their leaves during the winter.

• Coniferous

• Rainforest

• Deciduous

• Permafrost

• Savanna

A hot, dry tropical grassland near the equator. The Disney movie Lion King is set to this vegetation. ________________________

• Coniferous

• Rainforest

• Deciduous

• Permafrost

• Savanna

A _______________________________ forest is made of evergreen trees that have needles and condes.

• Coniferous

• Rainforest

• Deciduous

• Permafrost

• Savanna

Located in the tundra, ________________________ are ground that is frozen all year. 

• Coniferous

• Rainforest

• Deciduous

• Permafrost

• Savanna

_________________ is the long-term condition of the atmosphere, and _____________________ is short-term and changes every day.

• Latitude, longitude

• Longitude, latitude

• Climate, weather

• Weather, climate

Temperature, precipitation and seasons are characteristics of _____________.

• Longitude

• Climate

• Vegetation

• Latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6