Exam 6: Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Biomes are affected by ocean currents and winds.

Which biome is characterized by thorn trees and shrubs that are adapted to long dry spells followed by brief,sometimes heavy rains? 

What influences average precipitation and average temperature? 

What is the difference between a tornado and a tropical cyclone?

Identify three major human impacts on the world's mountain biomes?

AIR -Which letter in the diagram corresponds to tropical deciduous forest and grasslands?

What would a meteorologist most likely use to collect data in the field? 

The ___________________________________ is a reduction of rainfall on that side of a high mountain or mountain range facing away from prevailing surface winds.

Desert insects have a thin body covering for conserving water.

Canada is the world's most tornado-prone country.

What can lead to grasslands being converted to desert? 

Describe how the rain shadow effect alters the vegetation on the windward side of a mountain range relative to the leeward side?

The ability of the snow-and ice-covered tops of mountains to help regulate the Earth's climate will be altered by global warming.

____________________ deserts have few plants,and they are hot and dry most of the year.

Climate refers to a region's long-term atmospheric conditions,typically occurring over decades.

Of the biomes listed below,in which would all the following species be found: beetles,spiders,grasshoppers,many insects and invertebrates,earthworms,prairie dogs,rabbits,squirrels,meadowlarks,coyotes,foxes,and hawks? 

An air mass with ____________________ pressure contains cool,dense air that descends toward the Earth's surface and becomes warmer.

____________________ causes the movement of nutrient-rich bottom water to the ocean's surface.

Which part of a tropical rain forest receives the least amount of solar radiation? 

Which mammal species has been most dominate in the temperate deciduous forest of Canada?