Climate and Natural Vegetation Quiz

Where does all life on Earth exist?

• Biosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Lithosphere

What is an ecosystem?

• A place where non-living and living parts do not interact

• A place where non-living and living parts interact

• A place where only living parts interact

• A place where only non-living parts interact

What is biodiversity?

• The variety of non-living parts in a biome

• The variety of both non-living and living parts in an ecosystem

• The variety of non-living parts in an ecosystem

• The variety of living parts in an ecosystem

Where is the equatorial climate located?

• Between 30° north and 30° south of the equator

• Between 10° north and 10° south of the equator

• Between 5° north and 5° south of the equator

• Between 20° north and 20° south of the equator

What causes the high temperatures and heavy convectional rainfall in the equatorial climate?

• Low pressure and sinking cool air

• High pressure and rising warm, moist air

• Low pressure and rising warm, moist air

• High pressure and sinking cool air

What percentage of the Earth's surface do tropical rainforests cover?

• 7%

• 3%

• 5%

• 1%

What are the perfect conditions for plant growth in the tropical rainforest?

• Low temperatures and heavy rainfall

• High temperatures and heavy rainfall

• High temperatures and little rainfall

• Low temperatures and little rainfall

What is the main cause of deforestation?

• Water extraction

• Agriculture

• Tourism

• Mining

Where is the hot desert climate located?

• Around the Antarctic Circle

• Around the Equator

• Around the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

• Around the Arctic Circle

What is the main threat to the hot desert ecosystem?

• Mining

• Overcultivation

• Illegal poaching

• Water scarcity