Landscape Ecology

Question 1

Also called monsoon/tropical deciduous forest, long dry season and season of heavy rainfall

Answer 1

Tropical Dry Forest

Question 2

Driest of all biomes, less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain annually

Answer 2

Deserts

Question 3

Located near the equator with cold nights, no cloud cover e.g. Great Sandy Desert and Simpson Desert

Answer 3

Hot and Dry Desert

Question 4

Regions that receive below potential evapotranspiration, between 250 mm and 350 mm of annual rain

Answer 4

Semiarid Desert

Question 5

North-south measurement of position on the Earth

Answer 5

Latitude

Question 6

23.5 N (Cancer) and 23.5 S (Capricorn)

Answer 6

Tropical Region

Question 7

Day and night are exactly the same

Answer 7

Equinox

Question 8

Temperature drops about __ for every 1000m of latitude

Answer 8

6.5 Celsius

Question 9

Temperature drops because air is less ___, less ____, less ability to absorb _____

Answer 9

dense, compact, heat

Question 10

Dry area on the side of a mountain opposite to the wind with reduced rainfall

Answer 10

Rain shadow

Question 11

Downwind of the prevailing wind, opposite to windward side of the mountain

Answer 11

Leeward side

Question 12

Where wind comes from and flows upward

Answer 12

Windward side

Question 13

Arrange the following types of forests according to elevation: Mountain, Lowland, Mossy

Answer 13

Mossy, Mountain, Lowland

Question 14

Dark, organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decays

Answer 14

Humus

Question 15

Physical characteristics of soil (fixed and cannot be changed) CLUE: A, D, L, S, T

Answer 15

Aeration, depth, layer, structure, texture

Question 16

Chemical characteristics of soil (constantly changing and can be changed) CLUE: F, P, O, S, E

Answer 16

Fertility, pH, Organic Matter, Salinity, Electric Conductivity