Chapter 3 Geography Vocabulary Quiz

1. The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy

• Photosynthesis
• Monsoon
• plant succession

2. The layer of soil that stays frozen all year in tundra climate regions

• Tundra climate
• permafrost
• climate

3. The process by which Earth's atmosphere traps heat

• Photosynthesis
• Greenhouse effect
• Air pressure

4. The study of connections among different forms of life

• Ecology
• Plant succession
• Photosynthesis

5. The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time

• Climate
• Arid
• Weather

6. All of the plants and animals in an area together with non-living parts of their environment

• Ecosystem
• Tundra climate
• Ecology

7. Giant streams of ocean water that move from warm to cold or from cold to warm

• Front
• Currents
• monsoon

8. Dry with little rainfall

• Front
• Climate
• Arid

9. The gradual process by which one group of plants replaces another

• Photosynthesis
• Plant succession
• Ecosystem

10. Tropical storms that bring violent winds, heavy rain, and high seas

• Monsoon
• Weather
• Hurricanes