SS Unit 2 Review: Climate and Landforms

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What is climate?

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The pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.

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Name this landform.

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Volcano

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What type of climate would a tundra have?

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A tundra is cold all year long.

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Look at the graph. Which statement below is true based on the graph: The temperature in the grassland stays the same all year. Grasslands have less precipitation in the winter than in the summer. Grasslands are very dry and have no rain all year.

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Grasslands have less precipitation in the winter than in the summer.

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What can you infer about animals that live in the desert?

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They do not need a lot of water to survive.

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Which region in South Carolina has large mountains?

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Blue Ridge

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If you lived in a polar climate, how might your home and clothes be different than they are now?

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I would need to wear more clothes to keep me warm, and my house would need to have heat all year.

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How are deserts and forests different?

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Deserts have very few trees and little water. Forests have a lot of trees and water.

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Look at the forest biome. Which answer best describes a forest biome? Options: Forests have very few trees and very few animals. Forests have a large number of plants, including a lot of trees. They also have a lot of different animals. Forests have a lot of sand and are very hot.

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Forests have a large number of plants, including a lot of trees. They also have a lot of different animals.

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Look at the climate map. What pattern do you see?

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The climates get colder the farther away you move from the equator.