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Unit 2 Climates, Biomes, and Land Forms Advanced

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A savanna is a _____________ .

a)

climate

b)

biome

2.
Sunny, partly cloudy, rain are examples of...
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
3.
Climate is the average conditions that are expected at a certain place over a number of years
a)
False
b)
True
4.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
pine forest
5.
The study of the earth, its features and its people is called
a)
Environment
b)
Cartography
c)
Geography
d)
Schoolology
6.
A political map shows you.....
a)
politicians in the area
b)
political parties
c)

state or country boundaries

d)

politics in Congress

7.
Which map would you use if you are not interested in humans, only the shape of the earth through rivers and mountains?
a)
political
b)
physical
c)
road
d)
historical
8.
A model of the Earth, used to avoid distortions in spatial relations on the world is called
a)
a globe
b)
a map
c)
Sim City
d)
an atlas
9.

Usually on planet Earth- the more Sun and rainfall a climate has the less plant and animal life will be present.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara

b)

Antarctica

c)

Mojave

d)

Gobi

11.

Which is correct?

a)

Climate determines the biome

b)

Biome determines the Climate

12.

On what day did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?

a)

July 2, 1778

b)

July 4, 1778

c)

July 2, 1776

d)

July 4, 1776

13.

A __________ is defined by the type of plants and animals that live there.

a)

climate

b)

biome

c)

temperate

d)

tropical

14.

Climate or biome- humid subtropical?

a)

Climate

b)

Biome

15.

This is weather over a long period of time.

a)

Biome

b)

Climate

c)

Temperate

d)

Tropical

16.

Within the arctic and antarctic circles are the ________________ zones.

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

d)

grassland

17.

Trees and shrubs that lose their leaves, can change color, and become dormant during the winter.

a)

deciduous tree

b)

evergreen tree

c)

vines

d)

tropical rainforest

18.

Similar biomes tend to be found at the same latitudes and climate zones?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Check all the examples of an Aquatic Biomes

a)

ponds

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

coral reefs

e)

estuary

20.

Wind, solar, and water (hydro) are examples of ____________ resources. They will not run out (at least for a long long time).

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

21.

What are these (resources that run out, and will take a long long time to get more of them)?

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

22.

Can also be called a Taiga- A forest that grows in regions of the northern hemisphere with cold temperatures, and generally gets a lot of snow.

a)

Temperate Forest

b)

Tropical Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Boreal forest

23.

_________________________________________ are those found in the moderate climates between the tropics and boreal regions in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. They may also be called “four-season forests” because the midlatitude climates harboring them tend to experience four distinct seasons.

a)

Temperate forests

b)

Tropical forests

c)

Boreal forests

d)

Semiarid

24.

__________________ is a cold, treeless biome in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. These regions experience short summers and long winters.

a)

Grassland

b)

Arid

c)

Montane

d)

Tundra

25.

A region is _________ when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

a)

Polar

b)

Climate

c)

Arid

d)

Subarctic

26.

Dry but has slightly more rain than an arid region or climate.

a)

Arid

b)

Semiarid

c)

Montane

d)

Biome

27.

A ______________________ is a flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

a)

Tundra

b)

Plateau

c)

Desert

d)

Climate

28.

A _____________________ is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side.

a)

Grassland

b)

Tropical forest

c)

Plateau

d)

Peninsula

29.

When you come into the classroom you must be silent!

a)

True

b)

False

30.

To get up, to speak, to throw away trash, etc.

You don't have to raise your hand.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

When absent it is your responsibility to check google classroom and possibly Mr. Huesing for missing work. You must turn in missing work or it will eventually turn into a zero.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A small flowerless green plant that lacks true roots, growing in damp habitats and reproducing by means of spores released from stalked capsules

a)

vines

b)

moss

c)

evergreen tree

d)

grass

33.

Generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.

The ____________or boreal forest has been called the world's largest land biome.

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

grassland

c)

temperate forest

d)

taiga

34.

An evergreen is a tree or plant that doesn't shed its leaves in the winter, but stays green all year. A Christmas tree is an example of an evergreen tree.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground

a)

Grass

b)

Lichen

c)

Moss

d)

Vines

36.

What is land that is completely surrounded by water?

a)

peninsula

b)

archipelago

c)

island

d)

lake

37.

Define peninsula.

a)

a sizable inland body of water

b)

a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land

c)

land area, smaller than a continent surrounded by water

d)

a body of land jutting into a lake or ocean surrounded by water on three sides

38.

What is an area of flat land that is raised higher than the surrounding land with steep sides?

a)

plain

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

plateau

39.

What is an area of low land usually between hills or mountains?

a)

plain

b)

valley

c)

mountains

d)

plateau

40.

What is a volcano?

a)

a mountain or hill created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth

b)

land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from the surrounding land

c)

a large land mass that rises above the ocean

d)

an area of flat or rolling land at high elevation

41.

What is the land along the sea or ocean?

a)

valley

b)

coast

c)

plateau

d)

gulf

42.

What is a large body of salt water usually bigger than a sea?

a)

ocean

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

tributary

43.

This is a large area of flat land.

a)

Island

b)

Plain

c)

Valley

44.

An _________ is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment to survive.

a)

temperate zone

b)

forest

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

45.

_____ is the distance north and south of the Equator.

a)

Prime Merdian

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Time Zones

46.

_____ Is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

a)

Equator

b)

Longitude

c)

Latitude

d)

Northern Hemisphere

47.

When you travel south it will always get warmer.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is the major climate found in Northern Africa?

a)

Tropical Wet

b)

Highland

c)

Dry desert

d)

Humid Subtropical

49.

Which two hemispheres do we live in (press two)?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

50.

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

51.

What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing when the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

52.

Roughly how long does it take for Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun?

a)

365 days

b)

24 years

c)

24 weeks

d)

6 months

53.

Earth experiences seasons as it revolves around the sun because of its

a)

shape

b)

tilt

c)

speed

d)

mass

54.

The imaginary pole that runs through the center of the Earth is called Earth's _______________.

a)

Axis

b)

Arm

c)

Hemisphere

55.

The sun rises on the ____________

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

56.

True or false: The diagram represents summer in the southern hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

spring

b)

summer

c)

fall

d)

winter

58.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
59.
Australia is in the ____ hemisphere. 
a)
northern
b)
southern
60.

Climate or Biome: Northwestern coniferous forest

a)

Climate

b)

Biome