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| Climate is the average, year-to-year, conditions of ____ and ____ in a certain area. | temperature and precipitation |
| ______ is the average, year-to-year, conditions of temperature and precipitation in a certain area. | Climate |
| What are the three global climate zones, starting with the warmest and ending with the coldest? | *Tropical, temperate, polar |
| Heat is moved away from the tropics by which two methods? | Wind and ocean currents |
| Wind and ocean currents are caused by the fact that warm fluids ____ and cool fluids _____. | rise, sink |
| The climate on the side of a mountain range getting hit by prevailing winds is ______ than the climate on the other side of the mountain range. | wetter,  |
What are these lines called?,  | lines of latitude, |
| Climate conditions in a small area that differ significantly from the climate of the surrounding area are called ___. | microclimates |
| Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost? | Tundra,  |
| Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation? | Desert and tundra |
| A biome is identified by its particular set of abiotic factors and its ___. | characteristic plant and animal communities |
| Palm trees and shrubs around a small pool of water in the middle of a barren desert is an example of ____. | a microclimate |
| Tall, perennial grasses and herds of grazing herbivores are inhabitants of the _____ and _____ biomes. | tropical savanna and temperate grassland |
| Mild, moist air from the Pacific Ocean and giant redwood trees characterize the _____. | Temperate Rain Forests (also known as the Northwest Coniferous Forests),  |
Desert biomes vary greatly in temperature but are always defined as having less than _____ cm of rainfall per year.,  | 25 cm |
| Which type of biome is characterized by thin, nutrient-poor soils? | tropical rainforest,  |
| What adaptation do trees in the tropical rainforest have to deal with the soils they grow on? | Trees in the tropical rainforest have shallow roots that spread out along the ground (to get nutrients from the nutrient-poor soil before the nutrients are washed away by the heavy rainfall) |
| What do we call the layer in the tropical rainforest that blocks out most of the light from hitting the ground? | The forest canopy (tree tops that spread out like umbrellas),  |
| What do you call trees that drop their leaves on an annual basis? | Deciduous trees,  |
| Name two things that keep savannas and temperate grasslands from undergoing succession and turning into forests. | Fires and large herds of grazing herbivores |
| Which biome is home to the most different types of species on Earth? | Tropical Rainforests |
Which type of biome is pictured below?,  | The Taiga (a.k.a. - Boreal Forests). Notice it's all conifers (trees with cones), |
Which type of biome is pictured below?,  | Desert. (I chose this photo to show that deserts aren't always hot. Often times, deserts are found on the lee side of a mountain range in the mountains rainshadow), |
Which type of biome is pictured below?,  | Tropical Savanna, |
Which type of biome is pictured below?,  | Tundra (during the short growing season, there is enough water from permafrost melt for lush shrubs, wildflowers, and grasses to grow), |
| Which type of biome is pictured below?, | Temperate Rain Forest (a.k.a. - Northwest Coniferous Forest). This photo is taken from Washington state), |
| Which type of biome is pictured below?, | Temperate forest (a.k.a. - Temperate deciduous forest), |
| The layer of permanently frozen subsoil that only thaws a few centimeters during the summer in the tundra is called ____. | permafrost |
| Permafrost is found in the _____ biome. | Tundra, |
| Plants like cactus and aloe vera are called _____ plants. | succulent |
| Which biome is characterized by cool moist winters, hot dry summers, and periodic brush fires? | Temperate Woodland and Shrubland (a.k.a. - Chaparrel). The parts of California that are always catching on fire are an example.,  |
| Which type of biome is characterized by warm to hot summers, cold winters, seasonal precipitation, and very fertile soils? | Temperate Grasslands (think of Iowa),  |
| Which type of biome do we live in? | Temperate forest (a.k.a. - Temperate deciduous forest*), |
| Which type of biome is characterized by broadleaf deciduous trees, cold to moderate winters, warm summers, and year-round rainfall? | Temperate forest (a.k.a. - Temperate deciduous forest), |
| Which type of biome is characterized by long cold winters, short mild summers, and mostly coniferous trees? | Taiga (a.k.a. - Boreal forests), |
What type of coastal ecosystem is this seal swimming around in?,  | kelp forest, |
What type of coastal ecosystem is pictured below?,  | Coral reef, |
