NRM 140 - Chapter 9 Exam Questions With Complete
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T/F: Aristotle was the first known person to classify climates - ANSWER True
What are the 3 climate zones Aristotle split the Earth into? - ANSWER Torrid Zone
Temperate Zone
Frigid Zone
What were Aristotle's climate zones solely based off of? - ANSWER Latitude
What new research emerged that changed how the world's climates are classified - ANSWER
Ecology and physical measurements like temperature and precipitation
What was the ecology model based in? - ANSWER Biomes and produced distinct groups
throughout the world
Biome - ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms,
specifically groups of plants that grow in areas that share similar soils and annual
temperatures/precipitation
T/F: the species based in biomes have to be all the exact same and not just share similar
, adaptations to their habitats - ANSWER False
Why are ocean biomes important - ANSWER They influence the carbon cycle
What is the Koppen Climate Classification System - ANSWER an empirical classification of
climates that is based in temperature and precipitation patterns
A - ANSWER humid, tropical
B - ANSWER dry (also based in moisture)
C - ANSWER humid; mid-latitude with mild winters
D - ANSWER humid; mid-latitude with severe winters
E - ANSWER polar
H - ANSWER highland
Which major group in Koppen's classification system was added later - ANSWER H (highland)
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T/F: Aristotle was the first known person to classify climates - ANSWER True
What are the 3 climate zones Aristotle split the Earth into? - ANSWER Torrid Zone
Temperate Zone
Frigid Zone
What were Aristotle's climate zones solely based off of? - ANSWER Latitude
What new research emerged that changed how the world's climates are classified - ANSWER
Ecology and physical measurements like temperature and precipitation
What was the ecology model based in? - ANSWER Biomes and produced distinct groups
throughout the world
Biome - ANSWER A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms,
specifically groups of plants that grow in areas that share similar soils and annual
temperatures/precipitation
T/F: the species based in biomes have to be all the exact same and not just share similar
, adaptations to their habitats - ANSWER False
Why are ocean biomes important - ANSWER They influence the carbon cycle
What is the Koppen Climate Classification System - ANSWER an empirical classification of
climates that is based in temperature and precipitation patterns
A - ANSWER humid, tropical
B - ANSWER dry (also based in moisture)
C - ANSWER humid; mid-latitude with mild winters
D - ANSWER humid; mid-latitude with severe winters
E - ANSWER polar
H - ANSWER highland
Which major group in Koppen's classification system was added later - ANSWER H (highland)
