Climates and Natural Vegetation Quiz

Weather refers to:

• Long-term conditions in a place

• Day-to-day conditions in a place

• The seasons of the year

• The amount of rainfall

Climate means:

• Water from the sky

• The amount of rainfall in an area

• Long-term weather conditions of a place

• The daily temperature

The coldest parts of the world are at the:

• Equator

• North and South Poles

• Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Northern and Southern hemispheres

To go into a deep, long sleep is to:

• Relax

• Hibernate

• Adapt

• Procrastinate

The higher we go, the ______ it gets.

• Colder

• Hotter

• Wetter

• Windier

Tropical rainforests are sometimes called:

• The lungs of the earth

• The jewels of the earth

• The deserts of the earth

• The dry forests

Where are tropical rainforests mostly found?

• North Pole

• Along the equator

• In deserts

• Near mountains

Which statement is true about tropical rainforests?

• They are cold and dry

• They grow in layers

• They have no animals

• They produce no oxygen

Trees are important because they:

• Turn oxygen into nitrogen

• Provide shade only

• Give us wood only

• Produce oxygen

How many layers does rainforest vegetation have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5