Ch. 6 Key Terms

Question 1

biome

Answer 1

a large region characterized by a specific type of climate

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

weather conditions

Question 3

latitude

Answer 3

the distance north and south of the equator

Question 4

altitude

Answer 4

the hight of an object above sea level

Question 5

tropical rain forest

Answer 5

always humid and warm and get 200-450 cm of rain each year

Question 6

emergent layer

Answer 6

the top layer

Question 7

canopy

Answer 7

the primary layer of the rainforest

Question 8

epiphyte

Answer 8

use the surface of trees as a place to live

Question 9

understory

Answer 9

under the canopy, very little light

Question 10

temperate rain forest

Answer 10

large amounts of rain

Question 11

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 11

trees that drop their broad leaves

Question 12

taiga

Answer 12

the northern coniferous forest that stretches in a large belt across the northern hemisphere

Question 13

savanna

Answer 13

a tropical biome dominated by grasses

Question 14

temperate grassland

Answer 14

covers large areas of the interior of grasslands

Question 15

chaparral

Answer 15

a temperate shrub land biome that is found in all parts of the world

Question 16

desert

Answer 16

areas that have widely scattered vegetation

Question 17

tundra

Answer 17

located in northern arctic regions

Question 18

permafrost

Answer 18

permanently frozen throughout the year