Biogeography First Exam Study Guide

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Earth's tilt is nearly

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Water's high _________________ allows it to store a lot of energy.

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Global physical gradients on Earth arise from all of the following except

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You would probably find the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) where near the summer solstice?

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Warm currents are most often found on __________ ocean boundaries.

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Short-term global cycles like El Nino involve periodic variations in what?

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Glacial climates in the Pleistocene tended to be...

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During the initial cycles of glaciation and melting in the Pleistocene, extinctions were more common in...

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A planet with a greater tilt than Earth's would most likely have what kind of seasons?

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Humid air _________ dry air.

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Global precipitation patterns are driven by all of the following except

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Topography and global precipitation patterns together determine

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Alexander von Humboldt was one of the first to note the abiding biogeographic principle that elevational gradients are analogous to

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The theory of island biogeography would consider all of the following except

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Plants can move sap (and the nutrients within it) against the pull of gravity in part because of water's

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How much of Earth's global water is freshwater?

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Infiltration is

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All of these affect water's ability to infiltrate except

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What is the primary driver of Earth's water cycle?

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Transpiration occurs when plants lose water in the form of

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_____________ is responsible for cloud formation

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Why are arid environments likely to occur on the leeward slopes of near-ocean mountain ranges?

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Seeds that exhibit serotiny only germinate when

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The only mass extinction for which science is pretty sure it knows the cause is

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Our class definition of biogeography includes all of the following except

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When it comes to biogeographic patterns, this scale is most important

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The lithosphere includes

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In the Greek tradition, which of these might we call the central question of biogeography?

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Charles Darwin based his theory of evolution by means of natural selection on several key pieces of evidence. Which of these were not included?

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Wegener's theory of continental drift relies on all of the following pieces of evidence except

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First exam study guide for fall 2016 Biogeography course at the University of Arizona.

Biogeography First Exam Study Guide

Earth's tilt is nearly

Water's high _________________ allows it to store a lot of energy.

Global physical gradients on Earth arise from all of the following except

You would probably find the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) where near the summer solstice?

Warm currents are most often found on __________ ocean boundaries.

Short-term global cycles like El Nino involve periodic variations in what?

Glacial climates in the Pleistocene tended to be...

During the *initial* cycles of glaciation and melting in the Pleistocene, extinctions were more common in...

A planet with a greater tilt than Earth's would most likely have what kind of seasons?

Humid air _________ dry air.

Global precipitation patterns are driven by all of the following except

Topography and global precipitation patterns together determine

Alexander von Humboldt was one of the first to note the abiding biogeographic principle that elevational gradients are analogous to

The theory of island biogeography would consider all of the following except

Plants can move sap (and the nutrients within it) against the pull of gravity in part because of water's

How much of Earth's global water is freshwater?

Infiltration is

All of these affect water's ability to infiltrate except

What is the primary driver of Earth's water cycle?

Transpiration occurs when plants lose water in the form of

During the initial cycles of glaciation and melting in the Pleistocene, extinctions were more common in...