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ANSWER KEY for page 11 CHECKING COMPREHENSION (CONTINUED) 13. a) North America, Europe and Antarctica b) Africa, Latin America, Australia, and Asia c) Asia, Europe and Greenland 20. a) decreases b) increases c) does not change 14. a) the rainy tropics b) the tropical highlands c) the monsoon tropics 21. a) volcanic in nature b) covered with snow year ‘round c) fertile grounds for cultivation 15. a) the Gobi b) the Sahara c) the Sonoran 22. a) substantial human populations b) only sparse vegetation c) the mountain peaks that rise above 16. a) South America b) South Asia c) North Africa 23. a) rice b) yucca c) corn 17. a) Morocco to Egypt b) India to Laos c) California to Texas 24. a) Bananas b) Potatoes c) Sapotes 18. a) predation b) migration c) adaptation 25. a) Washington, D.C., United States b) Mexico City, Mexico c) La Paz, Bolivia 19. a) arroyos b) exotic c) wadis 22 © Copyright 2002 • AIMS Multimedia • Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics • #2650
ANSWER KEY for page 12 WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Read each vocabulary definition below. On the line before each definition write the appropriate letter, then find each in the word search. Look up, down, across, backwards and diagonally to find the words. P X V G K M R W S A V A N N A D R O U G H T C E J T B Y O Q WORD BANK A) agriculture B) alluvial C) arboreal D) climate E) desert F) drought G) exotic river H) liana I) monsoon J) montane K) precipitation L) savanna M) seasonality N) selva O) tropical Z S E A S O N A L I T Y V O P B N X C M N R W V X W S T S M V C O L I S S W A G E G K N O L M T M V P X X Z R Z Q B O N C C I B W A I K U R W V G M T L X C V Q L R T V G Y B X R A A Z R C G L L K A H B H O J N E C I K L U W A W T C P G K E R V V B C V K N K N I M G C Y O Z E I Z I X A C C H O W W N B G R J K A M I A B B C N M Q R G Q Z H L C L I M A T E H G A Q D E S E R T Y N X V P Q R 1. ____ H a type of woody vine found in tropical rainforests 2. ____ F a prolonged period without precipitation 3. ____ J describes a temperate zone in the tropical highlands that is humid, cool, and is usually heavily cultivated 4. ____ G large stream that originates in a well-watered area far from the desert that it flows through 5. ____ N dense tropical rainforest, found in South America (the Amazon Rainforest) and in parts of Mesoamerica, such as in Costa Rica 6. ____ O describes lands located between 23.5o north and 23.5o south of the equator 7. ____ A type of land use that involves cultivating the soil for the purpose of raising crops and livestock 8. ____ I a seasonal wind that brings heavy summer rains to Southern and South East Asia 9. ____ E a region of dry land where months of drought may be broken by short periods of intense rainfall; very sparse vegetation grows here 10. ____ L a grassland found in the wet-dry tropics; vegetation consists of grasses, scattered trees and drought-resistant woody shrubs 11. ____ D the yearly pattern of weather in a given place, taking into account temperature, wind, precipitation, latitude, elevation, and distance from mountain ranges and major bodies of water 12. ____ M the occurrence of weather phenomena as specific times of year, such as summer rains or winter snowfall 13. ____ B describes soil made up of sand, gravel, silt, or clay deposited by running water 14. ____ K the part of the water cycle in which water falls to Earth in such forms as rain, snow, hail, or sleet 15. ____ C refers to animals that are tree-dwelling 23 © Copyright 2002 • AIMS Multimedia • Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics • #2650
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