People, Places and Changes Chapter 3 Section 2

4 Written Questions

1. it is arid and gets little precipitation, drought like area and very few plants; (ex) Sahara, Gobi and Mojave
2. Long cold winters, short summers and little rain, have boreal forests (fir, cone bearing trees); (ex) North Canada, Alaska, North Asia, Russia
3. it is sunny and warm and it is rainy and wet in the winter
4. Four distinct seasons, long cold winters and short warm summers and has mixed vegetation; (ex) Most of Northern and Middle US

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. polar regions, zero vegetation, snow and ice all year, little precipitation; (ex) Antarctica, North and South Poles
   1. Tundra
   2. Ice Cap
   3. Steppe
   4. Desert
2. hot, humid summers and mild humid winters, the coastal hurricanes and typhoons; (ex)
   1. Humid Subtropical
   2. Humid Tropical
   3. Subarctic
   4. Humid Continental
3. West coast upper latitudes and has forest growth; (ex) Northwest Coast of US and most of Western Europe
   1. Humid Tropical
   2. Ice Cap
   3. Mediterranean
   4. Marine West Coast
4. it is always frozen and it is cold all year long, usually zero vegetation but may have moss and lichens, has permafrost; (ex) found in the land above Canada and Russia but below the North Pole
   1. Desert
   2. Tundra
   3. Steppe
   4. Ice Cap

4 True/False Questions

1. Tropical Savanna → The high mountain regions of the world; (ex) Himalayan, Andes, Rockies

   True        False

2. Steppe → it is usually on the interiors and elevated, it has semiarid air; (ex) Asia, Australia, Great Plains of the US

   True        False

3. Highland → polar regions, zero vegetation, snow and ice all year, little precipitation; (ex) Antarctica, North and South Poles

   True        False

4. Humid Tropical → hot humid along the Equator; (ex) Congo, Amazon River, Brazil, Indonesia and Central Africa

   True        False