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Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The two main categories of biomes are

a)

Air and Fire

b)

Water and Land

c)

terrestrial and aquatic

d)

aquatic and marine

2.

Mosses and lichen are mostly found in which biome

a)

Marine

b)

Tundra

c)

Rainforest

d)

Grassland

3.

Floating plants would be mostly found in which biome?

a)

marine

b)

forest

c)

freshwater

d)

Tundra

4.

Which type of biome covers approximately 2/3 of the world's surface?

a)

marine

b)

forest

c)

grassland

d)

Tundra

5.

What type of biome is a Savannah?

a)

grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

forest

d)

aquatic

6.

What type of biome includes sub-types of •hot and dry, semi-arid, costal and cold?

a)

forest

b)

Tundra

c)

desert

d)

grassland

7.

An Alpine Tundra is defined by

a)

its extreme northern location

b)

its latitude

c)

its extreme elevation

d)

its distance from the equator

8.

Ponds, streams, lakes, rivers & wetlands are part of what type of biome?

a)

forest

b)

marine

c)

aquatic

d)

freshwater

9.

What 3 factors are the main determinates influencing vegetation growth?

a)

rainfall, temperature, latitude

b)

quality of water, quality of soil, temperature

c)

quality of soil, amount of fresh water, amount of sunlight

d)

amount of fresh water, amount of sunlight, latitude

10.

The phenomenon that causes the Taklamakan Desert is called?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Monsoon

c)

rain shadow

d)

Typhoon

11.

What is the main reason for higher average rainfall in regions closer to the equator?

a)

the earth spins faster at the equator

b)

warmer tropical temperatures

c)

the effect of the Monsoons

d)

Coriolis effect

12.

What do we call the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity?

a)

Coriolis effect

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

13.

The absolute coordinates for Mt Cotopaxi are 0.6838° S, 78.4372° W. What is the reason it is snow covered if it is so close to the Equator?

a)

the prevailing southerly winds that bring cold moist air along the Andes mountains

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

elevation

d)

Rain shadow

14.

Which climate zone is typically Cool to warm and seasonal rain period

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Cold arid

d)

Temperate

15.

A climograph uses which two measures to describe climate?

a)

temperature and location

b)

latitude and longitude

c)

rainfall and location

d)

temperature and rainfall

16.

What country would I be in at 51.4° N, 0.0° W?

a)

Australia

b)

United States of America

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Tuvalu

17.

Which two of the following coordinates are at the same place?

a)

90° S, 153° E

b)

0° N, 153° E

c)

0° N, 153° W

d)

90° S, 1° W

18.

Which of the following climate graphs is for a southern hemisphere location?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What is found at approximately 180° W longitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Dateline

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

20.

What is the common name for a tropical storm is that rapidly rotates in a clockwise direction around a low-pressure centre, has a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain.

a)

tornado

b)

typhoon

c)

cyclone

d)

hurricane