1. Chapter 3 –
Climate and Vegetation

2. Round 1

3. Question 1 (1 point)
This term describes the condition of the
atmosphere at a particular
location and time.

4. Question 1 Answer
Weather

5. Question 2 (3 points)
The layer of permanently frozen subsoil
usually found in tundra and subarctic
regions is called _____.

6. Question 2 Answer
permafrost

7. Question 3 (5 points)
Sunday, marked the ________ , which
happens twice a year all over the world
where days and nights are equal length
and marks the beginning of spring/fall.

8. Question 3 Answer
Equinox

9. Round 2

10. Question 1 (1 point)
Storms that form over warm, tropical ocean
waters are known as _________.

11. Question 1 Answer
Hurricanes

12. Question 2 (3 points)
_________ is the warming of waters off the
coast of South America that brings heavy
rains to the United States.

13. Question 2 Answer
El Nino

14. Question 3 (5 points)
The Earth’s _________ and ________ cause
the changing of the seasons.

15. Question 3 Answer
Revolution and Tilt

16. Round 3

17. Question 1 (1 point)
Water droplets falling in the form of rain,
sleet, snow or hail is also known as
_____________.

18. Question 1 Answer
Precipitation

19. Question 2 (3 points)
The ecosystem of a region is referred to as a
_______.

20. Question 2 Answer

21. Question 3 (5 points)
Many scientists believe the theory of Global
Warming is caused by the _____________.

22. Question 3 Answer
Greenhouse Effect
Ruh roh!

23. Round 4

24. Question 1 (1 point)
A storm of a powerful, funnel-shaped column
of spiraling air is known as a(n) _______.

25. Question 1 Answer
Tornado
(OMG, a fire tornado!)

26. Question 2 (3 points)
What type of forest is this?

27. Question 2 Answer
Deciduous
- broadleaf trees such as oak, birch and maple trees

28. Question 3 (5 points)
The five factors that influence climate are
ocean and air currents, elevation and
topography and _____.

29. Question 3 Answer
Latitude

30. Final Question

31. Final Question (2 points each)
Name the four types of vegetation regions:

32. Final Question Answer
Forests
Grasslands
Desert
Tundra