DLA Review

What is the Biosphere?

• Layer of gas surrounding earth

• Outermost layer of the earth

• The area on earth where all living beings are

• All of the water on earth including groundwater, surface water, etc.

What is the Atmosphere?

• The area on earth where all living beings are

• Layer of gas surrounding earth

• Outermost layer of the earth

• All of the water on earth including groundwater, surface water, etc.

What is the Lithosphere?

• The area on earth where all living beings are

• Layer of gas surrounding earth

• Outermost layer of the earth

• All of the water on earth including groundwater, surface water, etc.

What is the Hydrosphere?

• The area on earth where all living beings are

• Layer of gas surrounding earth

• Outermost layer of the earth

• All of the water on earth including groundwater, surface water, etc.

Fill in the blank: Tropical Forests are characterized by high _________.

• temperature

• altitude

• salinity

• aridity

Fill in the blank: Temperate Forests are defined by _______ seasons.

• distinct

• tropical

• arid

• uniform

Fill in the blank: Mountains are characterized by high elevation and _______ temperature.

• cool

• warm

• hot

• humid

What is one way humans adapt to colder climates?

• Building roads

• Warm clothing

• Hydroelectric dams

• Deforestation

Fill in the blank: ________ is the declining of trees in forested areas because of human activity.

• deforestation

• urbanization

• pollution

• climate change

Which of the following is a physical process that affects the earth's surface?

• Globalization

• Diffusion

• Erosion

• Adaptation