Chapter 2, Section 3

Question 1

Broad grasslands with few trees.

Answer 1

Savanna

Question 2

Weather pattern characterized by rainy mild winters and cool summers

Answer 2

Marine west coast climate

Question 3

Weather pattern characterized as mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers

Answer 3

Mediterranean climate

Question 4

Weather patterns characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short hot summers

Answer 4

Humid continental climate

Question 5

Weather pattern characterized as hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winter

Answer 5

Humid subtropical climate

Question 6

Weather pattern characterized by severely Coke and bitter winters and short, cool summers.

Answer 6

Subarctic climate

Question 7

Vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer

Answer 7

Tundra

Question 8

Permanent frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions

Answer 8

Permafrost

Question 9

Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert

Answer 9

Steppe

Question 10

Elevation along mountains above which no trees grow

Answer 10

Timberline

Question 11

Tall hard trees such as mahogany, teak, and ebony. It’s the top layer of the forest.

Answer 11

Canopy