Question 1

Why do the tropics receive more precipitation than areas at higher latitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is more water in tropical latitudes. 
B)  Water cycles more rapidly through the tropical atmosphere. 
C)  More precipitation falls as snow at higher latitudes. 
D)  The tropics are windier. 
A)  There is more water in tropical latitudes. 
B)  Water cycles more rapidly through the tropical atmosphere. 
C)  More precipitation falls as snow at higher latitudes. 
D)  The tropics are windier.

Question 2

Zoologists from Peru and Chile have been examining climate records from the coastal deserts of their countries. These deserts are the driest on Earth, yet they lie within the southward reach of the intertropical convergence during the Southern Hemisphere summer. Explain this curious phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

The curious phenomenon of the coastal de

Question 3

A statistical tool used to help one see how one variable changes in response to another variable is called ___________ analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  mean 
B)  regression 
C)  standard deviation 
D)  median 
A)  mean 
B)  regression 
C)  standard deviation 
D)  median

Question 4

What causes the characteristic reddish color of soil in laterization?

Accepted Answer

A)  high acidity 
B)  iron and aluminum oxides 
C)  high levels of organic matter 
D)  low cation exchange capacity 
A)  high acidity 
B)  iron and aluminum oxides 
C)  high levels of organic matter 
D)  low cation exchange capacity

Question 5

Which of the following is the most likely reason a soil would not have an O horizon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The area has heavy precipitation. 
B)  The soil is in a desert. 
C)  The soil is in a forest. 
D)  The soil is in an area that receives a lot of weathering. 
A)  The area has heavy precipitation. 
B)  The soil is in a desert. 
C)  The soil is in a forest. 
D)  The soil is in an area that receives a lot of weathering.

Question 6

In the area between convection cells the prevailing wind direction is primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  north to south. 
B)  east to west. 
C)  west to east. 
D)  nonexistent. 
A)  north to south. 
B)  east to west. 
C)  west to east. 
D)  nonexistent.

Question 7

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

Accepted Answer

A)  upwelling along the coast. 
B)  high precipitation from the intertropical convergence zone. 
C)  sinking polar water with high salinity. 
D)  increased temperatures at the solar equator. 
A)  upwelling along the coast. 
B)  high precipitation from the intertropical convergence zone. 
C)  sinking polar water with high salinity. 
D)  increased temperatures at the solar equator.

Question 8

Explain how the effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation illustrate the importance of air and water currents in the global distribution of heat.

Accepted Answer

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)

Why do the tropics receive more precipitation than areas at higher latitudes?

Zoologists from Peru and Chile have been examining climate records from the coastal deserts of their countries. These deserts are the driest on Earth, yet they lie within the southward reach of the intertropical convergence during the Southern Hemisphere summer. Explain this curious phenomenon.

A statistical tool used to help one see how one variable changes in response to another variable is called ___________ analysis.

What causes the characteristic reddish color of soil in laterization?

Which of the following is the most likely reason a soil would not have an O horizon?

In the area between convection cells the prevailing wind direction is primarily

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

Explain how the effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation illustrate the importance of air and water currents in the global distribution of heat.

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Exam 5: Climates and Soils

Why do the tropics receive more precipitation than areas at higher latitudes?

Zoologists from Peru and Chile have been examining climate records from the coastal deserts of their countries. These deserts are the driest on Earth, yet they lie within the southward reach of the intertropical convergence during the Southern Hemisphere summer. Explain this curious phenomenon.

A statistical tool used to help one see how one variable changes in response to another variable is called ___________ analysis.

What causes the characteristic reddish color of soil in laterization?

Which of the following is the most likely reason a soil would not have an O horizon?

In the area between convection cells the prevailing wind direction is primarily

Thermohaline circulation is driven by

Explain how the effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation illustrate the importance of air and water currents in the global distribution of heat.

Introduction: Ecology, Evolution, and the Scientific Method

Adaptations to Aquatic Environments

Adaptations to Terrestrial Environments

Adaptations to Variable Environments

Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes

Evolution and Adaptation

Life Histories

Reproductive Strategies

Social Behaviors

Population Distributions

Population Growth and Regulation

Population Dynamics Over Space and Time

Predation and Herbivory

Parasitism and Infectious Diseases

Competition

Mutualism

Community Structure

Community Succession

Movement of Energy in Ecosystems

Movement of Elements in Ecosystems

Landscape Ecology and Global Biodiversity

Global Conservation of Biodiversity

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