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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why are grasslands considered temperate?
they range from -40 to 70 degrees for the year
they are found along the equator
they receive cold temperatures from polar easterlies
They have high levels of moisture
- 2. Multiple Choice
Temperate grassland soil is nutrient rich because:
temperate climate zone
large grazing animals leaving behind nitrogen rich waste
heavy rain and snowfall
decomposition in large amounts, moderate moisture
- 3. Multiple Choice
Typical organisms of the Temperate Grasslands include:
bison, lion, giraffe
wildebeest, gazelle, meerecat
rabbit, prairie dog, bison, fox
deer, coyote, owl
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which map is the best match for the temperate grassland?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which map represents the temperate grassland?
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which statement best matches Savanna soil characteristics:
nutrient poor: decomposition takes nutrients away from plants
nutrient rich: extra rainfall helps decomposition
nutrient poor: monsoons wash nutrients away
nutrient rich: insects turn soil, giving easy access to producers
- 7. Multiple Choice
A difference between the temperate grasslands and savanna is:
savannas have large trees as well as grasses
savannas have monsoon and drought, temperate grasslands have steady moisture
Savanna organisms include acacia trees, lions, zebra, hyena; temperate grasslands include bison, prairie dog, hawk
All
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which map represents the tropical savanna?
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which climograph best matches the savanna?
- 10. Multiple Choice
Predators on the savanna use this as camouflage
tall grasses
acacia trees
open plains
no camouflage needed
- 11. Multiple ChoiceGrasslands, such as the prairies of North America,are suitable for corn & wheat, but not suitable for soybeans.are threatened by soil erosion because native grasses have been damaged or destroyed by plowing & overgrazing.support almost no animal life now that the millions of buffalo that once roamed there are gone.support a rich layer of dense grasses because they receive at least 250 cm (100 in.) of rain per year.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat biome?TiagaGrasslandTemperate RainforestChaparral
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat biome?ChaparralGrasslandTiagaTundra
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat biome?SavannahTemperate RainforestTiagaDesert
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Chaparral Biome can sometime be referred to as _________
The West Coast
Mediterranean Climate
Savanna
That one place over there
- 16. Multiple Choice
Chaparral's exist between _______ N latitude.
10-20
20-30
30-40
40-50
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Chaparral that is located in the United States is located __________.
Southwest Arizona
Northern California
Southern California
West Texas.
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