Apes: Climate

Front 1

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

Back 1

B) Tundra

Front 2

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

Back 2

B) 30N and S latitude because of the descending winds of hadley cells

Front 3

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

Back 3

A) latitude and altitude

Front 4

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

Back 4

(A)Desert

Front 5

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

Back 5

(D)Grass-shrubs-cottonwoods-pine and black oak-beech and maple

Front 6

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

Back 6

(D)Secondary

Front 7

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

Back 7

(A)Low pressure and rainfall at the equator

Front 8

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

Back 8

(A)East to west

Front 9

94. What pulls warm Atlantic water north in the summer?
(A)La Nina
(B)Convection
(C)El Nino
(D)Coriolis Effect
(E)Gulf Stream

Back 9

(E)Gulf Stream

Front 10

. 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

Back 10

(D)Cloudy or stormy weather

Front 11

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

Back 11

D)Less clouds and less rain than on the windward side

Front 12

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

Back 12

(A)Warm, moist air rises

Front 13

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

Back 13

(E)Heating and cooling rates between the oceans and

Front 14

The surface with the lowest albedo is
(A)Snow
(B)Ocean water
(C)Forest
(D)Desert
(E)Black topsoil

Back 14

(E)Black topsoil

Front 15

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

Back 15

(E)Thunderstorms

Front 16

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

Back 16

(D)Hadley Cell

Front 17

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

Back 17

(C)30 degrees N/S, 50-60 degrees N/S

Front 18

Which biome is Maryland considered a part of?
(A) Coniferous Forest
(B) Deciduous Forest
(C) Tropical Rain Forest
(D) Carnivorous Forest
(E) Savanna

Back 18

(B) Deciduous Forest

Front 19

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

Back 19

A) constant tilt of the Earth's rotaitonal axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun

Front 20

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

Back 20

(B) primary succession occurs in barren, rocky areeas and secondary succession does not

Front 21

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

Back 21

not sure

Front 22

What causes farrel cells?

Back 22

cool arctic air collides with warmer westerlies as they move north

Front 23

Trade Winds

Back 23

created by the coriolis effect

Front 24

What was Alfred Wgener's theory?

Back 24

Continental Drift

Front 25

constructive boundary

Back 25

constructs new crust

Front 26

sea floor spreading

Back 26

if boundary is at the bottom of an ocean

Front 27

List two examples of divergent boundaries

Back 27

1) mid atlantic rift
2) red sea

Front 28

Subduction zone

Back 28

deep trench at the point of collision
(oceanic continental convergence only)

Front 29

Name an example of oceanic-continental convergence.

Back 29

Andes Mountains

Front 30

Give an example of oceanic-oceanic convergence

Back 30

Marianas Trench
Aleutians in Alaska

Front 31

Give two examples of Continental-Continental Convergence

Back 31

Himalays
Tibetan Plateu

Front 32

Give one example of a transform boundary?

Back 32

The San Andreas Fault

Front 33

Dew Point

Back 33

temperature at which condensation occurs at any given pressure