Unit 4 APES Flashcards
Which level of soil is best developed in areas of high vegetation
The top layer (topsoil)
Which soil horizon has very little organic matter and accumulates soluble metals from other soil layers
The third layer
what atmospheric layer has the warmest temperatures
Thermosphere
What layer of the Earth’s atmosphere has the ozone layer inside it, which absorbs the suns UV rays
stratosphere
Which soil is best suited to grow corn? (corn grows best in soils that drain well)
Sandy loam because it has large amounts of sand and less than 20% clay
which thick forest biome tends to be well adapted to short growing seasons?
Taiga
What explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than Calgary in December?
Oceanic currents warm the atmosphere in London
Which of the following is the primary cause of El Nino climate variations?
Warmer surface waters in the Pacific Ocean
Why is the climate of East Africa drier than that of the East Coast of the United States, even though they are located at similar latitudes?
The cold ocean currents off Africa absorb heat from land and therefore cool the atmosphere (cool air is drier)
what changes are most likely to occur in the central and eastern tropical Pacific during El Nino?
The Peruvian current weakens, leading to warmer-than-average sea-surface temperatures
where on earth has 24 hours of daylight on December 21st
The south pole
which strategy could reduce soil erosion during surface mining of coal
replanting vegetation
