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MULTIPLEg CHOICE.g Chooseg theg oneg alternativeg thatg bestg completesg theg statementg org answersg theg question.
1) Agbiomegisgcharacterizedgprimarilygby
A) floragandgfauna.
B) soilgstructuregandgflora.
C) temperaturegandgmoisture.
D) climategandgpredominantgplantgtypes.
E) globalgweathergpatterns.
Answer:g D
2) Allgofgthegfollowinggfactorsgleadgtogclimaticgvariationgongearthgexcept:
A) sphericalgshapegofgthegearth
B) earth'sgaxialgrotationgasgitgorbitsgthegsun
C) coriolisgeffect
D) atmosphericgcirculation
E) unevengheatinggofgthegearth'sgsurface
Answer:g C
3) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgconcerninggwindgaregtruegexcept:
A) westerliesgblowgtowardgthegsouthgpolegingthegsouthernghemisphere
B) northeastgtradegwindsgblowgtowardgthegpoles
C) southeastgtradegwindsgblowgtowardgthegequator
D) polargeasterliesgblowgtowardgthegequator
E) westerliesgblowgtowardgthegnorthgpolegingthegnorthernghemisphere
Answer:g B
4) Warmgtropicalgair
A) coolsgasgitgascends
B) isgdensegandgsinks
C) hasgaglowgevaporativegpotential
D) meetsgcoolgpolargairgcausinggprecipitationgingthegtropics
E) warmsgasgitgascends
Answer:g A
5) Desertsgaregformedgbecause
A) cool,gdrygairgabsorbsgmoisturegfromgtheglandgbelowgasgitgfalls,gcreatinggdesertsgatgapproximatel
yg30°gnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
B) warmgairgatgthegequatorgtakesgmoisturegwithgitgasgitgrises,gleavinggequatorialgdeserts
C) coolgairgrisesgfromgthegdeserts,gtakinggmoisturegwithgit
D) globalgwarminggcausesgthegmoisturegingtheggroundgtogevaporategfaster,gleavinggbehindgdrygdese
rtgsoils
E) thegCoriolisgeffectgcausesgthegmoisturegtogbegcarriedgsidewaysgtowardsgthegearth'sgocean
s,gleavinggbehindgdryglandgmasses
Answer:g A
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6) Rainfallgingtropicalgraingforestsgisgagresultgof:
A) ThegCoriolisgeffectgcarryinggmoisturegfromgthegwarmgtropicalgoceansgabovegtheglandgmas
sgwheregitgfallsgasgrain
B) Ferrelgcellsgcarryinggmoisturegfromgthegtemperategforestsgtowardsgthegequator,gwhereg
itgcondensesgandgfallsgasgrain
C) Transpirationgfromgthegtreesgofgthegrainforestgcreatinggraingcloudsgabovegthegforests
D) Thegcoolinggofgthegwarmgtropicalgairgasgitgrisesgabovegthegequator,gcausinggmoisturegtogconden
segoutgandgformgraingclouds
E) ColdgairgfromgPolargcellsgmeetinggwithgwarmgairgfromgHadleygcells,gcausinggthegHadleygcellsgt
ogreleasegtheirgmoisture
Answer:g D
7) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregtruegexcept:
A) Cghorizon:gweatheredgparentgmaterial
B) LFHghorizon:gmineralgmaterial
C) Bghorizon:gdepositiongofgclaygandghumus
D) Aghorizon:gmixturegofgorganicgandgmineralgmaterials
E) Oghorizon:gorganicglayer
Answer:g B
8) Theregare(is)g circulationgairgcell(s)gperghemisphere,g totalgforgthegearth.
A) 4;g8 B)g 1;g2 C)g5;g10 D)g 2;g4 E)g 3;g6
Answer:g E
9) Climategdiagramsgprovidegallgofgthegfollowingginformationgexcept:
A) temperaturegandgprecipitationgvariations
B) windgpatterns
C) watergavailabilitygforgterrestrialgplants
D) wetgandgdrygseasongdurations
E) averagegminimumgtemperaturegabovegandgbelowg0ºC
Answer:g B
10) Mostgofgthegearth'sgdesertsgare
A) locatedgatg30ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
B) locatedgatg60ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
C) locatedgatg0ºglatitude
D) locatedgatg90ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
E) randomlygscatteredgaroundgthegearth'sgsurface
Answer:g A
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11) Allgofgthegfollowinggfactorsginfluencegsoilgstructuregexcept:
A) parentgmaterial
B) age
C) climate
D) organisms
E) windgpatterns
Answer:g E
12) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregtruegexceptgthat:
A) Tundragisgcoldgandgwet.
B) Temperateggrasslandsgreceivegagmoderategamountgofgprecipitationgduringgtheggrowinggseaso
n,gbutgcangalsogexperienceglengthygdroughts.
C) Ingagdesert,gevaporationgexceedsgprecipitation.
D) Taigagusuallyghasgmoderategtemperaturesgwithgoccasionalgdroughts.
E) Tropicalgraingforestsgaregcontinuouslygwarmgandgwet.
Answer:g A
13) Atmosphericgcirculationgandgprecipitationgpatternsgareginfluencedgbygallgofgthegfollowing,gexcept:
A) presence/absencegofgflora
B) differentialgabilitygofgcoolgandgwarmgairgmassesgtogholdgwatergvapour
C) Coriolisgeffect
D) unevengheatinggofgthegearth'sgsurfacegandgatmospheregbygthegsun
E) risinggandgsinkinggofgwarmgandgcoolgairgmasses
Answer:g A
14) Theg
isgagdepositionalghorizongthatgcontainsgclays,ghumus,gandgothergmaterialsgwhichgma
ygformgdistinctgbandinggpatterns.
A) Cghorizon B)g Oghorizon C)gBghorizon D)g Aghorizon E)g Dghorizon
Answer:g C
15) Terrestrialgbiomesgare
A) Generallygdefinedgareasgofglandgthatgsharegcommongsoilgcharacteristicsgandgsimilargplantgspecie
s
B) CharacterizedgbygthegmicrofaunagfoundgingthegAghorizongofgtheirgsoils
C) Rigidlygdefinedgareasgofglandgthatgalwaysghavegthegexactgsamegcombinationgofgso
ilgcharacteristicsgandgplantgspecies
D) Foundgingwellgdefined,gclearlygoutlinedgareasgongagworldgmap
E) Landgmassesgcharacterizedgonlygbygtheirgaveragegmonthlygtemperature
Answer:g A
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MULTIPLEg CHOICE.g Chooseg theg oneg alternativeg thatg bestg completesg theg statementg org answersg theg question.
1) Agbiomegisgcharacterizedgprimarilygby
A) floragandgfauna.
B) soilgstructuregandgflora.
C) temperaturegandgmoisture.
D) climategandgpredominantgplantgtypes.
E) globalgweathergpatterns.
Answer:g D
2) Allgofgthegfollowinggfactorsgleadgtogclimaticgvariationgongearthgexcept:
A) sphericalgshapegofgthegearth
B) earth'sgaxialgrotationgasgitgorbitsgthegsun
C) coriolisgeffect
D) atmosphericgcirculation
E) unevengheatinggofgthegearth'sgsurface
Answer:g C
3) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgconcerninggwindgaregtruegexcept:
A) westerliesgblowgtowardgthegsouthgpolegingthegsouthernghemisphere
B) northeastgtradegwindsgblowgtowardgthegpoles
C) southeastgtradegwindsgblowgtowardgthegequator
D) polargeasterliesgblowgtowardgthegequator
E) westerliesgblowgtowardgthegnorthgpolegingthegnorthernghemisphere
Answer:g B
4) Warmgtropicalgair
A) coolsgasgitgascends
B) isgdensegandgsinks
C) hasgaglowgevaporativegpotential
D) meetsgcoolgpolargairgcausinggprecipitationgingthegtropics
E) warmsgasgitgascends
Answer:g A
5) Desertsgaregformedgbecause
A) cool,gdrygairgabsorbsgmoisturegfromgtheglandgbelowgasgitgfalls,gcreatinggdesertsgatgapproximatel
yg30°gnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
B) warmgairgatgthegequatorgtakesgmoisturegwithgitgasgitgrises,gleavinggequatorialgdeserts
C) coolgairgrisesgfromgthegdeserts,gtakinggmoisturegwithgit
D) globalgwarminggcausesgthegmoisturegingtheggroundgtogevaporategfaster,gleavinggbehindgdrygdese
rtgsoils
E) thegCoriolisgeffectgcausesgthegmoisturegtogbegcarriedgsidewaysgtowardsgthegearth'sgocean
s,gleavinggbehindgdryglandgmasses
Answer:g A
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6) Rainfallgingtropicalgraingforestsgisgagresultgof:
A) ThegCoriolisgeffectgcarryinggmoisturegfromgthegwarmgtropicalgoceansgabovegtheglandgmas
sgwheregitgfallsgasgrain
B) Ferrelgcellsgcarryinggmoisturegfromgthegtemperategforestsgtowardsgthegequator,gwhereg
itgcondensesgandgfallsgasgrain
C) Transpirationgfromgthegtreesgofgthegrainforestgcreatinggraingcloudsgabovegthegforests
D) Thegcoolinggofgthegwarmgtropicalgairgasgitgrisesgabovegthegequator,gcausinggmoisturegtogconden
segoutgandgformgraingclouds
E) ColdgairgfromgPolargcellsgmeetinggwithgwarmgairgfromgHadleygcells,gcausinggthegHadleygcellsgt
ogreleasegtheirgmoisture
Answer:g D
7) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregtruegexcept:
A) Cghorizon:gweatheredgparentgmaterial
B) LFHghorizon:gmineralgmaterial
C) Bghorizon:gdepositiongofgclaygandghumus
D) Aghorizon:gmixturegofgorganicgandgmineralgmaterials
E) Oghorizon:gorganicglayer
Answer:g B
8) Theregare(is)g circulationgairgcell(s)gperghemisphere,g totalgforgthegearth.
A) 4;g8 B)g 1;g2 C)g5;g10 D)g 2;g4 E)g 3;g6
Answer:g E
9) Climategdiagramsgprovidegallgofgthegfollowingginformationgexcept:
A) temperaturegandgprecipitationgvariations
B) windgpatterns
C) watergavailabilitygforgterrestrialgplants
D) wetgandgdrygseasongdurations
E) averagegminimumgtemperaturegabovegandgbelowg0ºC
Answer:g B
10) Mostgofgthegearth'sgdesertsgare
A) locatedgatg30ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
B) locatedgatg60ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
C) locatedgatg0ºglatitude
D) locatedgatg90ºgnorthgandgsouthglatitudes
E) randomlygscatteredgaroundgthegearth'sgsurface
Answer:g A
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11) Allgofgthegfollowinggfactorsginfluencegsoilgstructuregexcept:
A) parentgmaterial
B) age
C) climate
D) organisms
E) windgpatterns
Answer:g E
12) Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaregtruegexceptgthat:
A) Tundragisgcoldgandgwet.
B) Temperateggrasslandsgreceivegagmoderategamountgofgprecipitationgduringgtheggrowinggseaso
n,gbutgcangalsogexperienceglengthygdroughts.
C) Ingagdesert,gevaporationgexceedsgprecipitation.
D) Taigagusuallyghasgmoderategtemperaturesgwithgoccasionalgdroughts.
E) Tropicalgraingforestsgaregcontinuouslygwarmgandgwet.
Answer:g A
13) Atmosphericgcirculationgandgprecipitationgpatternsgareginfluencedgbygallgofgthegfollowing,gexcept:
A) presence/absencegofgflora
B) differentialgabilitygofgcoolgandgwarmgairgmassesgtogholdgwatergvapour
C) Coriolisgeffect
D) unevengheatinggofgthegearth'sgsurfacegandgatmospheregbygthegsun
E) risinggandgsinkinggofgwarmgandgcoolgairgmasses
Answer:g A
14) Theg
isgagdepositionalghorizongthatgcontainsgclays,ghumus,gandgothergmaterialsgwhichgma
ygformgdistinctgbandinggpatterns.
A) Cghorizon B)g Oghorizon C)gBghorizon D)g Aghorizon E)g Dghorizon
Answer:g C
15) Terrestrialgbiomesgare
A) Generallygdefinedgareasgofglandgthatgsharegcommongsoilgcharacteristicsgandgsimilargplantgspecie
s
B) CharacterizedgbygthegmicrofaunagfoundgingthegAghorizongofgtheirgsoils
C) Rigidlygdefinedgareasgofglandgthatgalwaysghavegthegexactgsamegcombinationgofgso
ilgcharacteristicsgandgplantgspecies
D) Foundgingwellgdefined,gclearlygoutlinedgareasgongagworldgmap
E) Landgmassesgcharacterizedgonlygbygtheirgaveragegmonthlygtemperature
Answer:g A
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