Climate Zones/Arctic
Desserts
Forests
Grasslands
Mountains
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T/F The temperate zone is warm all year long.
False. The temperate zone has warm summers and cold winters.
100
True or False A polar bear lives in the desert.
False. A camel lives in the desert
100
True or False Redwood trees are the tallest trees on Earth.
True
100
True or False The United States has no grasslands
False
100
True or False Polar climates are close to the equator.
False
200
List the 3 climate zones.
Tropical, temperate, and polar
200
What is a desert?
Places that get less than 10 inches of rain in a year.
200
What are the 3 types of forests?
deciduous, evergreen, tropical rain forest
200
True or False The United States is the only place that has grasslands.
False. Australia and Africa also have grasslands.
200
What is altitude?
The height of an area above sea level.
300
What is the tundra?
A huge area of plains with no trees. In summer, some grasses grow but the soil is always frozen.
300
What is an area in the desert that has water?
An oasis.
300
Describe the tropical rain forest.
They are warm, and wet all year long. More than 100 inches of rain fall. Many animals and plants live in tropical rain forests.
300
List 3 examples of grains
oat, wheat, corn
300
How do climates change as you go from the equator to the poles?
Close to the equator there are tropical climates. Farther from the equator are temperate and polar climate zones.
400
Describe the 3 climate zones.
tropical - Warm all year round/lots of rain. Temperate- warm summers, cold winters/moderate rain. Polar - Cold much of the year/very little rain.
400
Are all deserts the same? How are they different?
Some are covered by sand. Some are covered by different kinds of rock and soil. Others have mountains.
400
What are some animals that live in tropical rain forests?
monkeys, lizards, snakes, toucans, parrots.
400
Why do grasslands have some of the best farmland in the world?
They often have rich soils.
400
How does climate change with altitude?
The higher the altitude of an area, the lower the average temperature of the area.
500
What are some animals that live in The Arctic?
reindeer, caribou, bears, wolves, foxes, rabbits, ducks, geese, owls, and puffins.
500
How do desert plants adapt to live in a climate with very little water?
Desert plants have small or no leaves. Plants lose water through their leaves. Some plants have very long roots to find water. Others soak up water in its stem.
500
How are an evergreen forest and a deciduous forest different?
Deciduous trees lose all their leaves in the fall. Evergreen trees stay green all year long.
500
What happened to the herds of buffalo that once lived in the grasslands?
Hunting and the spread of ranches (farms) and houses cut down on the number of animals.
500
Label the picture
1. Polar/snow 2.Alpine meadow 3.Evergreen forest 4.Tropical rain forest
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