Question 1

In the globe below,from north to south the local names for the grasslands are

Accepted Answer

A) Great Plains,pampas,llanos,campos. 
B) Great Plains,llanos,campos,pampas. 
C) Great Plains,campos,llanos,pampas. 
D) Great Plains,llanos,pampas,campos. 
A) Great Plains,pampas,llanos,campos. 
B) Great Plains,llanos,campos,pampas. 
C) Great Plains,campos,llanos,pampas. 
D) Great Plains,llanos,pampas,campos.

Question 2

CAM plants can minimize water loss by

Accepted Answer

A) leaving their stomates closed during dry periods. 
B) suspending photosynthesis when the solar radiation is too intense. 
C) having leaves shaped like umbrellas,which minimizes evaporation. 
D) storing water in their stems during wetter periods. 
A) leaving their stomates closed during dry periods. 
B) suspending photosynthesis when the solar radiation is too intense. 
C) having leaves shaped like umbrellas,which minimizes evaporation. 
D) storing water in their stems during wetter periods.

Question 3

Plants that are allelopathic

Accepted Answer

A) have very sharp spines instead of leaves. 
B) cannot tolerate long periods of drought. 
C) produce flowers very rapidly after a rain event. 
D) are likely to be located away from other plants. 
A) have very sharp spines instead of leaves. 
B) cannot tolerate long periods of drought. 
C) produce flowers very rapidly after a rain event. 
D) are likely to be located away from other plants.

Question 4

The Sahara is an example of a desert that forms primarily because of

Accepted Answer

A) sinking air from the subtropical high pressure system. 
B) a cold ocean current. 
C) being on the rainshadow side of a mountain. 
D) being too far inland to have much moisture in the air. 
A) sinking air from the subtropical high pressure system. 
B) a cold ocean current. 
C) being on the rainshadow side of a mountain. 
D) being too far inland to have much moisture in the air.

Question 5

The best defining feature of an arid region is a place where

Accepted Answer

A) precipitation is less than the amount of water that could have been evaporated or transpired. 
B) streams carry little or no water. 
C) vegetation is sparse. 
D) here is no influence of the intertropical convergence zone. 
A) precipitation is less than the amount of water that could have been evaporated or transpired. 
B) streams carry little or no water. 
C) vegetation is sparse. 
D) here is no influence of the intertropical convergence zone.

In the globe below,from north to south the local names for the grasslands are

CAM plants can minimize water loss by

Plants that are allelopathic

The Sahara is an example of a desert that forms primarily because of

The best defining feature of an arid region is a place where

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Exam 18: Biomes

In the globe below,from north to south the local names for the grasslands are

CAM plants can minimize water loss by

Plants that are allelopathic

The Sahara is an example of a desert that forms primarily because of

The best defining feature of an arid region is a place where

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Filters