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Section 2: Climates o{ the World
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continued
ro. nser
l.
What does climate have to do vrith the kinds of animals that live
in an area?
2.
Look at Figure 10. All of the follo\aing are biomes in Africa EXCEPT
tropical rain forest.
tropical desert.
b. itoprcat savanna.
d. tundra.
The Tropical Zone (p. 4se)
3, The tropicai zone, which is located around the equatot
the most
(solai radiation or annual rainfall)
receives
Mark each of the following statements True or False.
4,
5.
6.
in the tropical rain forests use aboveground roots to capture more moisture.
Some trees
e,
Tropical deserts can get as hot as 50"C.
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In the tropical savanna, some
break open their outer skin.
seeds need
fire to
- you finish reading pages 458-461, choose the biome in Column
After
that- best matches the descdption given in Column A, and write the
conesponding letter in the space provided. Biomes may be used more
than once.
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soil is poor in organic matter
thin and nutrient-poor soil
vegetation includes succulents
10. vegetation inciudes
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B
a. tropical rain forest
b. tropical savanna
c. tropical dese
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vegetation includes bamboo
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12. soil is enriched by irequent grass fires
Review
D
(p. a6l)
that you've finished the first part of Section 2, review what you
lea.oed by answedng the Review questions in your Sciencelog.
No\,v
l4O
HoLT sclENcE aND TEcHNoLocY
E
Date
Class
Chapter 1Z continued
TIre Tempeiate Zo\e @.462)
13. The continental United States is in
the climate zone
between the
and the
14. DecidLrou\ trees keep thl.ir lea\e\ vpar_round.
lrLe or l_,ilse.,
{Lrrcle one.)
15. All evergreen trees have needle_shapeci
leaves. True or False?
(Circle one.)
16. In North Ame ca, tenperate grasslands
are called
a. pral es.
c. veldt.
b. pampas.
d. steppes.
17. Temperate gtassland makes good cropland
because it is so
18, How is chaparral vegetation similar to tropical
savanna
vegetation?
19, The main difference between tropical
and temperate deserts is
that
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a. temperate deserts get less that 25 cm of rain each year.
b. tropical deserts get veiy hot in the daytime.
c. no \u(.ulent5 li\e jn tempefatp de\ert,.
d. remperale desert\ get ver\ , old dt night.
20, It often snows during the winter in temperate
deserts.
True or False? (Circle one.)
The Polar Zone (p. a6a)
21. Temperatures in the polar zone are always below
freezing, even
m tne summer. True or Falsei (Circle one.)
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22. Take a moment to read the Environment Connection
in the right
column of page 465.
did John Torringtont body look
-Whyas
almost the same in 1984
it did vr'hen htdied, in ihe 1840s?
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Chapter
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continued
After you finish reading pages 465-466, decide whether each of the
folloq/ing statements is true for fdrdra or foi tdE4, and write the correct biome in tie soace Drovided.
This biome contains many pine, spruce, and
fir
trees.
This biome has a permanently ftozen layer of soil.
25.
Of these two biomes, this one is the farther south.
26.
Polar bears live in this
27.
In the wintet it has almost 24 houts of night.
24.
Only deserts are drier than this biome.
biome. -
This biome has acidic soil.
Ivlic.oclimates O. 466)
30. An area of tundn or taiga can exist at hiSh elevatons in the
tropics. True or ialse? (Circle one.)
31, Why are cities considered microclimates?
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Review {p. a66)
Nor., that you've finished Section 2, rcview what you learned by
answering the Review questions in your Sciencelog.
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