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Environmental Geography Exam 2

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Question 1

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Which of the following climate zones would be described as not extreme, with four seasons?
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  • polar
  • tundra
  • temperate
  • tropical
  • rain forests

Question 2

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Which of the following is a local area's short-term temperature, precipitation, and humidity?
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  • climate
  • weather
  • biomes
  • ecosystems
  • currents

Question 3

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Where does the largest input of solar energy occur?
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  • north pole
  • south pole
  • 30 degrees north
  • 30 degrees south
  • equator

Question 4

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Prevailing winds are the result of what?
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  • temperature
  • direction the sun strikes the earth
  • rotation of the earth on its axis
  • ocean currents
  • sun storms

Question 5

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Which of the following statements about oceans is not true?
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  • ocean currents redistribute heat from the sun
  • most of the heat absorbed by the ocean air is absorbed in tropical waters
  • irregularly shaped continents cause currents to flow in circular patterns
  • differences in density of warm and cold seawater set up warm and cold currents
  • oceans currents flow counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere

Question 6

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Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
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  • carbon monoxide
  • water vapor
  • carbon dioxide
  • methane
  • nitrous oxide

Question 7

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The term greenhouse effect describes
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  • occupational diseases of florists
  • the trapping of heat energy by molecules in the atmosphere
  • the effect climate change had on the economy
  • the efforts of the White House to support environmental legislation
  • mutations in DNA from UV radiation

Question 8

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Scientists expect human-enhanced global warming to do all of the following except
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  • alter precipitation patterns
  • shift areas where we can grow crops
  • raise average sea levels
  • lower sea levels
  • shift areas where plants and animals can be found

Question 9

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The rain shadow effect refers to
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  • more light on the windward side of mountain ranges
  • more moisture on the leeward side of mountain ranges
  • moister conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges
  • drier conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges
  • less light available on the leeward side of mountain ranges

Question 10

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Large terrestrial regions with similar characteristics are
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  • ecosystems
  • communities
  • populations
  • habitats
  • biomes

Question 11

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The most important factor in determining which biome is found in a particular area is
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  • soil type
  • topography
  • magnetic fields
  • climate
  • tidal activity

Question 12

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Biomes are characterized by certain types of
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  • light and temperature
  • climate and light
  • light and climate
  • climate and dominant plant life
  • dominant plant life and temperature

Question 13

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Which of the following is the primary limiting factor that controls the vegetative character of a biome?
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  • light
  • precipitation
  • nutrients
  • soil type
  • predation

Question 14

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Which of the following is not an adaptation of desert plants for their environment?
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  • toxins in their stems to discourage being eaten
  • spines to discourage animals from taking their water
  • opening their pores only at night to prevent evaporation
  • store water in expandable tissues
  • reduced or no leaves

Question 15

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Which type of desert would have high daytime temperatures in summer, low temperatures in winter, and moderate precipitation?
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  • tropical deserts
  • cold deserts
  • Gobi desert
  • temperate deserts
  • Sahara desert

Question 16

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"Widely scattered clumps of trees, warm temperatures year-round, alternating dry and wet seasons, with herds of herbivores" are the characteristics of which of the following?
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  • tall-grass prairie
  • tundra
  • short-grass prairie
  • temperate grasslan
  • savanna

Question 17

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Which of the following is not true of prairies?
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  • wind blows almost continuously
  • evaporation is rapid
  • fires in summer and fall are common
  • prairies are typical of coastal regions of continents
  • tree growth is hindered by fires and wind

Question 18

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Treeless, bitterly cold most of the year, winters are long and dark, low-growing plants, and permafrost are the characteristics of which of the following?
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  • tall-grass pairie
  • tundra
  • short-grass prairie
  • temperate grassland
  • savanna

Question 19

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On a visit to a Natural History museum you are shown a burrow-dwelling small animal with thick fur. You predict the animal came from the
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  • temperate grasslands
  • desert
  • artic tundra
  • tropical forest
  • taiga

Question 20

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Thick, spongy mats of low-growing plants, primarily grasses, mosses, and lichens, are typical of the
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  • artic tundra
  • coniferous forest
  • tall-grass prairies
  • tropical forests
  • taiga

Question 21

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Which of the following is the big disadvantage of living in a chaparral region?
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  • too much rain
  • fire hazard
  • too little rain
  • too many venomous snakes
  • bothersome rodent populations

Question 22

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Tropical rain forests are not good for clearing to grow crops or animals, primarily because they are low in which of the following?
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  • rainfall
  • temperature
  • light
  • soil nutrients
  • wind

Question 23

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Trees of the tropical rainforest are characterized by leaves that are
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  • needlelike
  • broadleaf and fall seasonally
  • needlelike and fall seasonally
  • needlelike and evergreen
  • broadleaf and evergreen

Question 24

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Which of the following would not be true of a tropical rain forest?
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  • low net primary productivity
  • little ground level vegetation
  • low levels of ground level sunlight
  • high biodiversity
  • high humidity

Question 25

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Which of the following about temperate deciduous forests is false?
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  • average temperature change significantly with the seasons
  • they are predominantly a few broadleaf deciduous tree species
  • areas cleared of trees can return to forest in 100-200 years
  • they have nutrient-poor soil
  • precipitation often spreads relatively evenly throughout the year

Question 26

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Which of the following biomes has been most disturbed by human activities?
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  • tundra
  • tropical rain forest
  • coniferous forest
  • temperate deciduous forest
  • taiga

Question 27

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Which of the following would be described as having ample rainfall or moisture from fog, with large conifers such as Sitka spruce and Douglas fir?
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  • temperate rain forest
  • temperate deciduous forest
  • tropical rainforest
  • chaparral
  • taiga

Question 28

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If you are walking through a forest dense with oak and hickory trees and thick with leaf litter underfoot, you would assume you are in a
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  • tropical savanna
  • temperate deciduous forest
  • tropical rain forest
  • temperate rain forest
  • coniferous forest

Question 29

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Which of the following best describes the earth's average surface temperature for the past 900,000 years?
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  • a steady warming trend
  • fairly steady temperatures until recently
  • prolonged periods of cooling and warming
  • fairly steady with occasional cool spells
  • fairly steady with a recent cooling trend

Question 30

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The earth’s lower atmosphere is composed of all of the following greenhouse gases, except
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  • ozone
  • carbon dioxide
  • water vapor
  • methane
  • nitrous oxide

Question 31

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Climate models predict that global warming will be most severe in which regions?
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  • Australia
  • North America
  • Polar regions
  • Africa
  • Euro-Asia

Question 32

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The predicted rise in sea levels during the 21st Century will likely cause all of the following results, except
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  • saltwater contamination of coastal freshwater aquifers
  • flooding of some of the world's largest coastal cities, including New York
  • flooding of low-lying barrier islands and gently sloping coastlines
  • replenishment of many coastal fisheries
  • destruction of many coastal estuaries, wetlands, and coral reefs

Question 33

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Following is a list of possible climate change tipping points, except for one. Choose the one that is not a tipping point.
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  • atmospheric level of 450 ppm
  • collapse and melting of the Greenland ice sheet
  • expansion of Amazon rainforest
  • massive release of methane from Arctic permafrost
  • sharp drop in the ability of the oceans to absorb carbon dioxide

Question 34

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The atmospheric zone where most weather events occur is the
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  • stratosphere
  • toposphere
  • mesosphere
  • stratopause

Question 35

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The ozone hole that causes concern among scientists and the public is an ozone depletion in the
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  • toposphere
  • thermosphere
  • straosphere
  • mesosphere

Question 36

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Albedo is a term describing the Earth’s
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  • reflection of solar radiation
  • refraction of energy
  • production of radiant heat
  • outgoing infrared energy

Question 37

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The phenomenom causing the greehouse effect is that ________ in the lower atmosphere selectively absorbs reradiated _____________ radiation.
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  • ozone; visible light
  • carbon dioxide; methane and other gases; infrared (heat)
  • carbon dioxide; ultraviolet
  • methane; insolation

Question 38

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Convection currents in the atmosphere are driven by
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  • the jet stream dipping down into the troposphere
  • the different temperatures and densities of warm and cold air masses
  • bursts of energy emitted by the ionsphere
  • the surface winds, which in turn are influenced by the Coriolis effect

Question 39

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A band of deserts rings the Earth at about 30 degrees north and south latitude because these are regions of
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  • ascending, colling air
  • rising hot air
  • the Earth's most intense solar energy
  • descending, warming air

Question 40

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As a cold front advances, the warm air is forced to
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  • rise, become warmer and absorb more moisture
  • go under the mass of cold air
  • fall, condense and lose its moisture
  • rise, cool and release its moisture

Question 41

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Milankovitch cycles involve the periodic _____________ and could be responsible for ________climate changes.
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  • convection currents in the lower atmosphere; drastic
  • summer/winter seasonality on the Earth; gradual
  • wobbling of the earth's axis and orbital shirts; cyclic
  • seasons; daily

Question 42

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When El Nino occurs every three to five years, a mass of warm Pacific water that is usually pushed westward by the trade winds
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  • surges back eastward toward South America
  • Becomes much warmer than usual, strengthening trade winds
  • cools dramatically
  • surges northwards toward Japan

Question 43

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Why don’t storms over land have as much energy as storms over oceans?
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  • convection currents are intensified by the latent energy of warm dry air
  • convection currents are intensified by the latent energy of condensation
  • high pressure cells are more common over oceans
  • there aren't as many low-pressure systems over land

Question 44

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Monsoons occur over India when air heated over the Indian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean
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  • is forced to rise because of convection
  • is forced to rise when it meets the Himalayas
  • begins to sink as summer approaches
  • is forced out over the Indian Ocean

Question 45

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Location of specific biomes can be predicted based on
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  • the Coriolis effect
  • precipitation and temperature
  • seasonal variations in sunspots
  • large landforms in the area

Question 46

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The growth in the Taiga is limited by
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  • the increased soil salt content from ocean tides
  • intense heat and dryness
  • the lack of large predators
  • extreme cold and short summers

Question 47

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The biome that has a short growing season and is summer feeding and breeding grounds for caribou and musk-oxen is the
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  • temperate grasslands
  • boreal forests
  • arctic tundra
  • arctic deserts

Question 48

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Having needle-shaper leaves benefits plants because needles
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  • reduce water loss and endure cold winters
  • are more efficient at photosynthesis because they are dark green
  • evaporate water more efficiently
  • are less resistant to strong winds

Question 49

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Decidous forests
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  • are adapted to extremely cold cimates
  • have tress that bear seeds in cones
  • have trees that shed their leaves seasonally
  • are not found in the African continent

Question 50

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Humid tropical forests have extraordinary biological diversity
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  • because of the very fertile tropical soils
  • because water is not a limiting factor
  • because rainfall dissolves soils nutrients and makes the available to plants
  • because the temperature is consistent at the equator allowing for specialization
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