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Chapter 2 Test Flashcards

1
Q

Where is most fresh water found?

A

Glaciers

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2
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What are two types of violent tropical storms?

A

Hurricanes and typhoons

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3
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The high you go in elevation the temperature gets —-.

A

Lower

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4
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What is the top layer of the forest?

A

Canopy

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5
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Subarctic climates have what type of winters?

A

Severely cold winters

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6
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What place has more tornadoes than any other?

A

The United States

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7
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What happens to the ocean when an El Niño forms?

A

The Pacific Ocean gets warmer.

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8
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What is the largest and deepest ocean?

A

The Pacific Ocean

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9
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What are common forms of precipitation?

A

Ice, snow, and sleet

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10
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What determines a regions climate?

A

Movements of air, water currents, and latitude

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11
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What can also produce tornadoes?

A

Thunderstorms

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12
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The tropics have what type of climate?

A

Hot climate

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13
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An El Niño occurs every —-

A

3 years

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14
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What are broad areas of grassland with few trees called?

A

Savannas

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15
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Where is most of the Earths salt water found?

A

Oceans

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16
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What is water in the atmosphere in gas form?

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Water vapor

17
Q

What are forms of vegetation?

A

Trees and plants

18
Q

Which region has the greatest variety of climates?

A

Mid-Latitude regions

19
Q

What are in high latitudes

A

Subarctics, tundra, ice cap climates

20
Q

What is it when the sun’s heat turns water to vapor called?

A

Evaporation

21
Q

Elevation above which no trees grows

A

Timberline

22
Q

The climate that is harsh, cold and dry

A

Tundra

23
Q

Water below the earth’s surface is called?

A

Groundwater

24
Q

The climate where taiga grows

A

Subarctic

25
Q

What place has a climate with less than 10 percent of rain per year

A

Desert

26
Q

Party dry grasslands that surround a desert.

A

Steppes

27
Q

A dry area on the side of a mountain is called?

A

Rain shadow

28
Q

Vegetation is called

A

Plant life

29
Q

What covers what percent of the earth?

A

70 percent

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