ESCI1310_Exam 2

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Quizzes and Tests Review Test Submission: Exam 2H

Review Test Submission: Exam 2

User Karla Osolin

Course ESCI1310_D - Spring14 - CRN 18788 (Norton-Krane - Physical Geography)

Test Exam 2

Started 4/15/14 4:27 PM

Submitted 4/15/14 6:07 PM

Due Date 4/20/14 11:59 PM

Status Completed

Attempt Score 78 out of 100 points

Time Elapsed 1 hour, 40 minutes out of 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Question 1

The Kppen system of climate classification is based on ________.

Selected Answer: temperature and precipitation

Correct Answer: temperature and precipitation

Question 2

Another designation for the mediterranean climate is ________.

Selected Answer: dry summer subtropical

Correct Answer: dry summer subtropical

Question 3

The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is ________.

Selected Answer: locations of anticyclones

Correct Answer: locations of anticyclones

Question 4

In tropical regions the "winter" season is merely the ________ period.

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Selected Answer: low Sun

Correct Answer: low Sun

Question 5

Deserts are arid; steppes are ________.

Selected Answer: semiarid

Correct Answer: semiarid

Question 6

To the Greeks, their land fell within the ________ zone in their early classification of climate.

Selected Answer: temperate

Correct Answer: temperate

Question 7

In the Arctic, sea ice coverage

Selected Answer: has dramatically declined in recent decades.

Correct Answer: has dramatically declined in recent decades.

Question 8

Mediterranean climates experience dry summers because of ________.

Selected Answer: the position of subtropical high pressure

Correct Answer: the position of subtropical high pressure

Question 9

The one-year record rainfall took place in a ________ climate type.

Selected Answer: humid subtropical

Correct Answer: monsoon





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Question 10

In terms of general location of a climate, in what place would one expect to find a humidcontinental climate in the U.S.?

Selected Answer: the Great Lakes (Buffalo, New York)

Correct Answer: the Great Lakes (Buffalo, New York)

Question 11

City A and City B are located far apart at the same latitude. City A has a much greaterannual temperature range than City B. The most likely explanation for this fact is that City A

Selected Answer: is in a more continental climate than City B.

Correct Answer: is in a more continental climate than City B.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of desert climates?

Selected Answer: Precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration.

Correct Answer: Precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the tropical humid climates?

Selected Answer: The intertropical convergence zone is rarely overhead.

Correct Answer: The intertropical convergence zone is rarely overhead.

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE of the highland (H) climates?

Selected Answer: All of the above are true.

Correct Answer: All of the above are true.

Question 15

Which of the following is found closest to the surface of Earth?









Selected Answer: the zone of aeration

Correct Answer: the zone of aeration

Question 16

Of the Earth's liquid water inventory, most of the fresh water is stored in the form of________.

Selected Answer: glacial ice

Correct Answer: glacial ice

Question 17

The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of ________.

Selected Answer: trees versus grassland

Correct Answer: trees versus grassland

Question 18

The term hydrosphere describes one of the Earth's "spheres" and it includes all of the________.

Selected Answer: water in the Earth system

Correct Answer: water in the Earth system

Question 19

This sea has shrunk to one-third its former size because of human interference.

Selected Answer: Aral

Correct Answer: Aral

Question 20

Which of the following is a significant part of the hydrologic cycle?

Selected Answer: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above








Question 21

Which of the following locations is known for its great tidal range?

Selected Answer: the Bay of Fundy

Correct Answer: the Bay of Fundy

Question 22

The primary vertical motion of all ocean water is caused by

Selected Answer: currents.

Correct Answer: density differences.

Question 23

Foraminifera study has shown the oceans are becoming ________.

Selected Answer: more acidic

Correct Answer: more acidic

Question 24

Which seawater has been found to have the least density?

Selected Answer: surface seawater in warm regions

Correct Answer: seawater near the bottom

Question 25

The maximum time water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle (that is, exist in"storage") is, at least,

Selected Answer: a day.

Correct Answer: hundreds of thousands of years.

Question 26


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Primarily, ocean currents are set in motion by ________.

Selected Answer: wind

Correct Answer: wind

Question 27

Clay is both ________ and ________.

Selected Answer: porous, permeable

Correct Answer: porous, non-permeable

Question 28

The driving force behind all life cycles in the entire biosphere is

Selected Answer: the Sun.

Correct Answer: the Sun.

Question 29

If the biosphere is to function properly, its components must be ________.

Selected Answer: recycled

Correct Answer: recycled

Question 30

Photosynthesis is a main means of fixing ________ in the ecosystem.

Selected Answer: carbon dioxide

Correct Answer: carbon dioxide

Question 31

Which cycle has been significantly altered by humans?



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Question 32

Compared to the spheres, which of the following has "the hardest boundaries to pin down"?

Selected Answer: biosphere

Correct Answer: biosphere

Question 33

The energy source for the biosphere is

Selected Answer: light from the Sun.

Correct Answer: light from the Sun.

Question 34

The conversion of nitrates into free nitrogen ________.

Selected Answer: is accomplished by bacteria

Correct Answer: is accomplished by bacteria

Question 35

Which of the following includes NON-LIVING components?

Selected Answer: soil

Correct Answer: soil

Question 36

The following element(s) has (have) a sedimentary cycle.



Question 37

Plants adapted to environments with surplus moisture are called ________.









Selected Answer: hygrophytic

Correct Answer: hygrophytic

Question 38

The higher plant type that carries its seeds in cones is the ________.

Selected Answer: gymnosperm

Correct Answer: gymnosperm

Question 39

The boundary between middle latitude forest and middle latitude grassland is most closelyrelated to the concept of the ________.

Selected Answer: ecotone

Correct Answer: ecotone

Question 40

A vegetation type dominated by coniferous needle-leaf evergreen trees is the ________biome.

Selected Answer: boreal forest

Correct Answer: boreal forest

Question 41

The major biome characterized by relative absence of trees is the ________.



Question 42

Which of the following is a common animal adaptation to prolonged dry weather?










Question 43

A ________ is a natural but variable sequential change in vegetation patterns.

Selected Answer: succession

Correct Answer: succession

Question 44

Animals are not as accurate environmental indicators as are plants, mainly because of their________.

Selected Answer: mobility

Correct Answer: mobility

Question 45

Which of the following is NOT a difference between plants and animals?

Selected Answer: Animals need nutrients and plants do not.

Correct Answer: Animals need nutrients and plants do not.

Question 46

Because of heavy interference by humans, maps of world biomes are best thought of asmaps of ________ natural vegetation.

Selected Answer: motile

Correct Answer: theoretical

Question 47

By far, the zoogeographic region with the most distinct flora and fauna is

Selected Answer: the Australian region.

Correct Answer: the Australian region.

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Which statement is TRUE?

Selected Answer: Valley bottoms tend to have riparian vegetation.

Correct Answer: Valley bottoms tend to have riparian vegetation.

Question 49

These plants perish during times of climatic stress:

Selected Answer: annuals.

Correct Answer: annuals.

Question 50

__________ is the term most associated with environmental equilibrium in a vegetationcommunity.

Selected Answer: Climax vegetation

Correct Answer: Climax vegetation

Question 51

________ are organisms of one species that infest the body of a creature of anotherspecies.

Selected Answer: Parasitism/parasites

Correct Answer:

Evaluation Method Correct Answer Case Sensitivity

Exact Match Parasites

Question 52

Birds are thought to have evolved from ________.

Selected Answer: reptiles

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Exact Match reptiles

Question 53



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The basic process whereby plants produce stored chemical energy is called ________.

Selected Answer: photosynthesis

Correct Answer:


Exact Match photosynthesis

Question 54

________, subarctic, and boreal are all names for the same climate.

Selected Answer: Tiga

Correct Answer:


Exact Match Taiga

Question 55

Altitude compensates for ________ in highland areas, so that a pattern of vertical zonationof vegetation is usually present.

Selected Answer: moisture

Correct Answer:


Exact Match latitude

Question 56

The ________ climate is found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere around the fringes of theArctic Ocean.

Selected Answer: tundra

Correct Answer:


Exact Match tundra

Question 57

Groundwater which comes to the surface without pumping is termed ________ water.

Selected Answer: artesian

Correct Answer:


Exact Match artesian

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Question 58

Water is necessary for plants to survive. If water is not present at a location, it becomes a________ for the survival of a plant.

Selected Answer: [None Given]

Correct Answer:


Exact Match limiting factor

Question 59

A(n) ________ aquifer is prefeable for well water because it is less likely to be polluted fromsurface contamination.


Correct Answer:


Exact Match confined

Question 60

The climates on the western side of the United States are more temperate than the climateon the eastern side of the United States because of ________.


Correct Answer:


Exact Match ocean currents

Question 61

Name and explain five methods of determining the climates of the past.


Correct Answer: [None]

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