APES Ch 5: Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

What is a biome?

• A major type of terrestrial ecosystem

• A type of animal found in Africa

• A weather pattern

• A farming technique

After the last ice age, what major change did humans make in their way of life?

• They transitioned from hunter-gatherers to farmers.

• They began living in caves.

• They started domesticating elephants.

• They moved to polar regions.

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Which animal is shown in the image, and what type of ecosystem are they in?

• Elephants in a tropical African savanna

• Lions in a temperate forest

• Giraffes in a polar region

• Zebras in a desert

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What is illustrated by the diagrams labeled "warm front" and "cold front"?

• The process of evaporation

• The interaction between warm and cold air masses at fronts

• The movement of ocean currents

• The formation of mountains

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Which of the following best describes the process of condensation in the atmosphere?

• Water vapor turns into ice without becoming liquid

• Water vapor cools and forms liquid droplets around condensation nuclei

• Water vapor heats up and disappears

• Water vapor mixes with dust to form fog

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What is a convection cell?

• A type of ocean current that moves nutrients to the surface

• A cyclical pattern where air rises when warmed and sinks when cooled

• A region where sunlight strikes at a low angle

• A type of rainfall pattern found only at the equator

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How does the input of solar energy, or insolation, vary with latitude?

• Insolation is the same at all latitudes.

• Insolation is higher at the poles than at the equator.

• Insolation is highest at the equator and decreases toward the poles.

• Insolation is only important in tropical regions.

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Explain how the Coriolis effect influences the distribution of forests, grasslands, and deserts on Earth.

• It causes all regions to receive equal rainfall

• It creates global wind patterns that help distribute heat and moisture, affecting the location of forests, grasslands, and deserts

• It increases the temperature at the equator

• It prevents the formation of clouds

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What is the tilt of the Earth's axis with respect to the plane of its path around the sun?

• 0 degrees

• 15 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 45 degrees

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How do greenhouse gases warm the lower atmosphere?

• By reflecting sunlight back into space

• By absorbing and releasing infrared radiation

• By increasing ocean currents

• By tilting the Earth's axis