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33 Cards in this Set
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Which biome is characterized by low levels of precipitation, a short growing season, and a permafrost layer?
A) Desert B) Tundra C) Coniferous Forest D) Both A and B E) Both B and C |
B) Tundra
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Hot deserts are generally found at
A) The equator because of the high amount of insolation B) 30N and S latitude because of the descending winds of hadley cells C) 30N and S latitude because of the ascending winds of polar fronts D) 60N and S latitude because of the descending winds of Farrel cells |
B) 30N and S latitude because of the descending winds of hadley cells
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Regional climates are mostly influenced by
A) latitude and altitude B) prevailing winds and latitude C) altitude and longitude D) latitude and longitude E) Coriolis effect and trade winds |
A) latitude and altitude
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Which biome, found primarily in the eastern United States, central Europe, and eastern Asia, is home to some of the world’s largest cities and has probably endured the impact of humans more than any other biome.
(A)Desert (B)Coniferous Forest (C)Temperate Deciduous Forest (D)Grassland (E)Chaparral |
(A)Desert
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Primary succession on a sand dune would follow which order?
(A)Grass-shrubs-beech and maple-cottonwoods-pine and black oak (B)Beech and maple-pine and black oak – cottonwoods – shrubs – grass (C)Grass-cottonwood-shrubs-beech and maple – pine and black oak (D)Grass-shrubs-cottonwoods-pine and black oak-beech and maple (E)Mixture of all species listed would occur simultaneously, with stronger species replacing weaker species |
(D)Grass-shrubs-cottonwoods-pine and black oak-beech and maple
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The type of succession that begins in an area where the natural community has been disturbed, removed, or destroyed, but in which the bottom soil or sediment remains is
(A)Allogenic (B)Autogenic (C)Primary (D)Secondary (E)Progressive |
(D)Secondary
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The circulation of air in Hadley cells results in
(A)Low pressure and rainfall at the equator (B)High pressure and rainfall at the equator (C)Low pressure and dry conditions at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator (D)High pressure and wet conditions at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator (E)Both A and C |
(A)Low pressure and rainfall at the equator
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In the general pattern of the ocean’s currents, the direction of currents nearest the equator move from
(A)East to west (B)West to east (C)North to south (D)South to north (E)Southwest to northeast |
(A)East to west
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94. What pulls warm Atlantic water north in the summer?
(A)La Nina (B)Convection (C)El Nino (D)Coriolis Effect (E)Gulf Stream |
(E)Gulf Stream
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. A low-pressure air mass is generally associated with
(A)Hot, humid weather (B)Fair weather (C)Tornadoes (D)Cloudy or stormy weather (E)Hurricanes |
(D)Cloudy or stormy weather
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On the leeward side of a mountain range, one would expect
(A)More clouds and rain tan on the windward side (B)More clouds but less rain than on the windward side (C)Colder temperatures (D)Less clouds and less rain than on the windward side (E)No significant difference in climate compared with the windward side |
D)Less clouds and less rain than on the windward side
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Along the equator,
(A)Warm, moist air rises (B)Warm, moist air descends (C)Warm, dry air descends (D)Cool, dry air descends (E)Cool, moist air descends |
(A)Warm, moist air rises
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Characteristics or requirements of the monsoon include all of the following except
(A)A seasonal reversal of wind patterns (B)Large land areas cut off from continental air masses by mountain ranges and surrounded by large bodies of water (C)Different heating and cooling rates between the ocean and the continent (D)Extremely heavy rainfall (E)Heating and cooling rates between the oceans and continents that are equal |
(E)Heating and cooling rates between the oceans and
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The surface with the lowest albedo is
(A)Snow (B)Ocean water (C)Forest (D)Desert (E)Black topsoil |
(E)Black topsoil
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You notice on a barometer that air pressure has been decreasing rapidly. The type of weather that would normally be expected to occur is
(A)Fog (B)Drizzle (C)Snow (D)Hot and dry (E)Thunderstorms |
(E)Thunderstorms
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The global circulation pattern that dominates the tropics is called the
(A)Ferrel cell (B)Polar Cell (C)Bradley Cell (D)Hadley Cell (E)Tropical Cell |
(D)Hadley Cell
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Usually, fair and dry/hot weather is associated with high pressure around _________________ latitude with rainy and stormy weather and associated with low pressure ______________ latitude
(A)0 degrees N/S. 90 degrees E/S (B)90 degrees E/W, 90 degrees N/S (C)30 degrees N/S, 50-60 degrees N/S (D)50-60 degrees N/S, 30 degrees N/S (E)45 degrees N/S, 45 degrees E/W |
(C)30 degrees N/S, 50-60 degrees N/S
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Which biome is Maryland considered a part of?
(A) Coniferous Forest (B) Deciduous Forest (C) Tropical Rain Forest (D) Carnivorous Forest (E) Savanna |
(B) Deciduous Forest
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The primary cause of the Earth's seasons is the
(A) constant tilt of the Earth's rotaitonal axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun (B) changing distance of Earth from the Sun at different times of the year (C) Periodic wobbling of Earth on its axis of rotation (D) Changing relative positions of Earth, its moon, and the sun (E) periodic change in solar energy output |
A) constant tilt of the Earth's rotaitonal axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun
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the main difference between primary and secondary succession is that
(A) primary succession occurs in the year before secondary succession (B) primary succession occurs in barren, rocky areeas and secondary succession does not (C) secondary succession ends a climax species and primary succession enda a pioneer pioneer species (D) secondary succession occurs in barren, rocky areas and primary succession does not |
(B) primary succession occurs in barren, rocky areeas and secondary succession does not
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El Nino, a periodic warming of ocean surface waters, occurs in which of the following regions?
(A) Tropical East Pacific (B) Gulf of Mexico (C) Temperate West Atlantic (E) Tropical Indian Ocean |
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What causes farrel cells?
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cool arctic air collides with warmer westerlies as they move north
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Trade Winds
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created by the coriolis effect
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What was Alfred Wgener's theory?
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Continental Drift
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constructive boundary
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constructs new crust
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sea floor spreading
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if boundary is at the bottom of an ocean
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List two examples of divergent boundaries
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1) mid atlantic rift
2) red sea |
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Subduction zone
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deep trench at the point of collision
(oceanic continental convergence only) |
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Name an example of oceanic-continental convergence.
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Andes Mountains
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Give an example of oceanic-oceanic convergence
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Marianas Trench
Aleutians in Alaska |
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Give two examples of Continental-Continental Convergence
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Himalays
Tibetan Plateu |
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Give one example of a transform boundary?
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The San Andreas Fault
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Dew Point
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temperature at which condensation occurs at any given pressure
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