CD/Web Review Questions

Chapter 4, Environments and Life

  1. What is firn? Hint

  2. The amount of snow added annually to a glacier is called ______________. Hint

  3. Where is the zone of accumulation on a glacier? Hint

  4. The total amount of ice that a glacier loses each year is called ______________. Hint

  5. Where is the zone of ablation on a glacier? Hint

  6. When the amount of snow added to a glacier each year equals the amount of ice lost by the glacier, the glacier is said to be in _________________. Hint

  7. In what one place in the United States would you find a humid tropical domain? Hint

  8. What is the primary climatic difference between Marine West Coast Forests and Eastern Temperate Forests? Hint

  9. In what type of climate are chaparral biomes found? Hint

  10. Into what three vegetation types are the North American Great Plains divided? Hint

  11. What are the four deserts in North America? Hint

  12. Which of the four deserts in the previous question is a cold desert? Hint

  13. What is the range of biodiversity, as measured by concentration of vascular plant species per 10,000 square kilometers, in Australia? Hint

  14. What is the range of biodiversity, as measured by concentration of vascular plant species per 10,000 square kilometers, in Greenland? Hint

  15. What percentage of clouds cover the Earth at any given time? Hint

  16. What is an unusual rise in the temperature of the normally cool water of the Eastern Pacific called? Hint

  17. About how much of the tropical rain forests present a few hundred years ago have been destroyed by human activity? Hint

  18. Tropical rain forests are home to about what percentage of all species on Earth? Hint

  19. Plants that have adapted to desert conditions by changing their physical structure are called ______________. Hint

  20. Plants that have adapted to desert conditions by growing extremely long roots to acquire moisture are called _______________. Hint

  21. What common desert plants are xerophytes? Hint

  22. Jackrabbits, which live in the desert, have extremely large ears. Why? Hint

  23. As food is passed along a food chain, about how much of the energy is transferred to the next level? Hint

  24. In how many countries are coral reefs located? Hint

  25. What is the geographical range of coral reefs? Hint

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