chapter 3

Question 1

describes the long-term weather patterns of an area

Answer 1

climate

Question 2

a classification system for climates that is based on the average monthly values of temperature and precipitation.

Answer 2

koppen climate classification

Question 3

a treeless biome with a layer of permanently frozen soil below the surface

Answer 3

tundra

Question 4

band of evergreen trees extending to from North America,Europe, and Asia

Answer 4

Boreal forest

Question 5

abundance of coniferous trees

Answer 5

temperate coniferous forest

Question 6

composed of mostly of broad leaved deciduous trees; that shed their leaves in autumn.

Answer 6

temperate deciduous forest

Question 7

have fertile soils that are able to support a thick cover of grasses

Answer 7

temperate grassland

Question 8

has warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall that promote plant growth all year long.

Answer 8

tropical rain forest

Question 9

have both deciduous and coniferous trees but are warmer and more rainfall than their temperate counterparts.

Answer 9

tropical seasonal forest

Question 10

is characterized by grasses and scattered trees in climates that receive less precipitation than some other tropical areas

Answer 10

tropical savanna

Question 11

Mediterranean shrub-land found roughly 30 and 40 north and south latitude

Answer 11

chaparral

Question 12

any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation

Answer 12

desert

Question 13

where the snow line begins on mountains

Answer 13

alpine

Question 14

at both poles represents Earth’s coldest biome and ecosystems,

Answer 14

polar ice cap