Chapter 6

Question 1

Climate

Answer 1

The weather conditions, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, and winds, in an area over a long period of time.

Question 2

Latitude

Answer 2

The distance north and south of the equator, measured in degrees.

Question 3

Altitude

Answer 3

The height of an object an object above sea level.

Question 4

Tropical Rain Forest

Answer 4

A forest or jungle near the equator that is characterized by large amounts of rain and little variation in temperature and that contains the greatest known diversity of organisms on Earth.

Question 5

Permafrost

Answer 5

The permanently frozen later of soil it subsoil in arctic regions.

Question 6

Tundra

Answer 6

A treeless plain that is located in the Arctic or Antarctic and that is characterized by very low winter temperatures; short, cool summers, and vegetation that that consists of grasses, lichens, and perennial herbs.

Question 7

Desert

Answer 7

A region that had little or no vegetation, long periods without rain, and extreme temperatures; usually found in warm climates.

Question 8

Chaparral

Answer 8

A type of vegetation that includes broad-leafed evergreen shrubs and that is located in areas with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

Question 9

Temperate Grassland

Answer 9

A community (or biome) that is dominated by grasses, has few trees, and is characterized by cold winters and rainfall that is intermediate between that of a forest and a desert.

Question 10

Savanna

Answer 10

A plain full of grasses and scattered trees and shrubs; found in topical and subtropical habitats and mainly in regions with a dry climate, such as East Africa.

Question 11

Taiga

Answer 11

A region of evergreen, coniferous forest below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions.

Question 12

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Answer 12

A forest (or biome) that is characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall.

Question 13

Temperate Rain Forest

Answer 13

A forest community (or biome), characterized by cool, humid weather an abundant rainfall, where tree branches are draped with mosses, tree trunks are covered with lichens, and the forest floor is covered with ferns.

Question 14

Understory

Answer 14

A foliage later that is beneath and shaded by the main canopy of a forest.

Question 15

Epiphyte

Answer 15

A plant that uses another plant for support, but not for nourishment.

Question 16

Canopy

Answer 16

The layers of treetops that shade the forest floor.

Question 17

Emergent Layer

Answer 17

The top foliage later in a first where the trees extend above surrounding trees.

Question 18

Biome

Answer 18

A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities.