AP Environmental Science Chapter 6 Study Sheet
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| 2300361 | tropical desert | Low diversity, low productivity, few grazing animals,and dry conditions are characteristics of _______. | |
| 2300362 | desert | If you were exploring a _____ ecosystem, you would expect to find creosote bush,saguaro cactus, prickly pear, and Joshua trees. | |
| 2300363 | tropical desert | An explorer seeking the driest place on Earth should begin looking in a ______. | |
| 2300364 | tropical rain forests | Trees of ______ tend to be broad-leaf evergreen plants. | |
| 2300365 | climate and vegetation | _____ and ____ vary within latitude and longitude. | |
| 2300366 | precipitation | Generally, the limiting factor that controls the vegetative character of a biome is _____. | |
| 2300367 | temperature and precipitation | The two most important factors determining the climate of an area are _____ and _____. | |
| 2300368 | microclimates | Are likely to be produce by mountains, bodies of water, cities, and sand dunes. | |
| 2300369 | rain shadow effect | The _____ refers to drier conditions on the windward side of mountain ranges. | |
| 2300370 | Ozone | ______ in the troposphere forms a thermal cap important in determining the average temperature of the troposphere. | |
| 2300371 | greenhouse gases | Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and CFC's | |
| 2300372 | greenhouse gas effect | The trapping of heat energy in the troposphere by certain gaseous molecules. | |
| 2300373 | ENSO | During _____ upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water are supposed. | |
| 2300374 | upwellings | the movement of cool nutrient-rich water from the bottom to the surface | |
| 2300375 | climate | the general pattern of weather over a period of at least 30 years | |
| 2300376 | savanna | tropical grassland with scattered shrubs and stunted trees | |
| 2300377 | arctic tundra | Where are thick, spongy mats of low-growing plants typical? | |
| 2300378 | forest and desert | In the zone lying between _____ and _____ is where a natural grassland would most likely be found. | |
| 2300379 | overgrazing | _____ can convert grasslands into deserts. | |
| 2300380 | chaparral | In a _____ you are likely to find plants with large underground root systems, mild,slightly wet winters,long hot dry summers and lack of understory. | |
| 2300381 | shrub layer | Philodendrons and other office plants are likely to come from the _______ of the tropical rain forest. | |
| 2300382 | mature tropical rain forest | A ________ has the greatest species diversity of all terrestrial biomes. | |
| 2300383 | Mature temperate deciduous forests | ______________ have more plant life at ground level than tropical rain forests | |
| 2300384 | deer | What would the dominant mammal species in a temperate deciduous forest most likely be? | |
| 2300385 | coniferous | In what biome are trees with needle-like leaves that are kept year round especially abundant? | |
| 2300386 | taiga | Cone-bearing trees are characteristic of the _____. | |
| 2300387 | mountain biomes | ______ may act as sanctuaries for animal species driven from lowland areas. |
