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Chapter 1, Lesson 4: Climate and Vegetation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the climate of a place depend on?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

distance from the moon

c)

distance from the equator

2.

What is elevation?

a)

height of land below sea level

b)

height of land above sea level

c)

height of land at sea level

3.

In the United States, which states are generally warmer states? Choose all that apply.

a)

Florida

b)

Michigan

c)

Montana

d)

Texas

e)

Alaska

4.

In the United States, which states are generally colder states? Check all that apply.

a)

Florida

b)

Michigan

c)

Montana

d)

Texas

e)

Arizona

5.

What causes the seasons to occur? Choose all that apply.

a)

Earth's orbit around the sun

b)

tilt of Earth's axis

c)

distance from the oceans

6.

True or False: Places closer to the Equator are colder because the sun does not shine directly on Earth at the Equator.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What else can effect climate?

a)

distance from the mountains

b)

distance from the tundra

c)

distance from the oceans

8.

Why do some places get different amounts of sunlight and heat throughout the year? Choose all that apply.

a)

due to the Earth's orbit around the sun

b)

due to the tilt of Earth's axis

c)

due to the distance from the Equator

9.

How does elevation affect climate?

a)

temperature drops as elevation increases

b)

temperature increases as elevation drops

c)

climate is not affected by elevation

10.

How does weather in the United States generally move?

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

c)

west to east

11.

What does natural vegetation depend on? Choose all that apply.

a)

preciptation

b)

distance from the sun

c)

soil

d)

distance from the oceans

e)

temperature

12.

What are the 4 vegetation regions? Choose all that apply.

a)

grassland

b)

tundra

c)

forest

d)

mountain

e)

desert

13.

What blocks clouds that carry rain?

a)

oceans

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

grasslands

14.

True or False: Natural vegetation is plant life that does not grow naturally in a place.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is a cold, dry region where trees cannot grow?

a)

forest

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tundra

16.

Which region extends across large areas of the eastern and western United States?

a)

forest

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tundra

17.

What is the single most important factor affecting natural vegetation?

a)

soil

b)

temperature

c)

precipitation

18.

What does arid mean?

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

moist

d)

dry

19.

Where is the largest grassland in the United States located?

a)

middle of the country

b)

eastern side of the country

c)

west coast

20.

What covers the tundra for more than half of the year?

a)

vegetation

b)

snow

c)

sand

d)

rain