Ch. 6 Key Terms

Question 1

biome

Answer 1

A biome is a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in.

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

Question 3

latitude

Answer 3

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes

Question 4

altitude

Answer 4

the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level

Question 5

savanna

Answer 5

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees

Question 6

temperate grassland

Answer 6

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a terrestrial biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Question 7

chaparral

Answer 7

vegetation composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 2.5 m (about 8 feet) tall; together they often form dense thickets

Question 8

desert

Answer 8

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

Question 9

tundra

Answer 9

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen

Question 10

permafrost

Answer 10

a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions