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ANSWER KEY for page 17 TEST Fill in the blank or circle the letter for the correct answer to each question. 1. The tropics are between the latitudes of ____________ north of the equator and ____________ south of the equator. a) 15.5˚; 15.5˚ b) 20.5˚; 20.5˚ c) 23.5˚; 23.5˚ 2. Since the sun rises and sets ____________ throughout the year in the tropics, there is (____________ seasonal change in the length of days and nights. a) at radically different times; a significant b) at approximately the same time; little c) at the same time; no 3. In the rainforest, the forest floor is ____________ because ____________ . a) sparsely vegetated; only a little light penetrates the canopy of trees b) heavily covered with grass and shrubs; debris from the trees generates an extremely fertile soil c) completely bare of vegetation; no rain can get through the canopy of trees 4. The predominant type of subsistence farming practiced in the rainy tropics is ____________ , also known as ____________ . a) kelp farming; hydroponics b) share cropping; tenant farming c) shifting cultivation; slash and burn agriculture 5. Natural vegetation in the wet-dry and monsoon tropics varies depending on ____________ . a) what crops are selling for the highest prices b) the length and intensity of the dry season c) the types of fertilizer being used 28 © Copyright 2002 • AIMS Multimedia • Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics • #2650
ANSWER KEY for page 18 TEST (CONTINUED) 6. ____________ are grasslands of the wet-dry tropics that are most common in Africa. a) Savannas b) Arroyos c) Wadis 7. Deserts are most commonly found on the ____________ of continents, between latitudes of about (insert blank) a) southern coast; 25˚ and 50˚ north and south b) highest altitudes; 35˚ and 60˚ east and west c) western side; 15˚ and 30˚ north and south 8. Exotic perennial rivers such as the ____________ carry water across major deserts. a) Nile, Indus, and Colorado b) Danube, Volga, Missouri c) Rhine, Seine, Thames 9. The difference in climate and vegetation from the base to the summit of a high tropical mountain corresponds to the difference between ____________ a) a wadi and an arroyo b) a humid region and a rainforest c) an equatorial location and the poles 10. Some cities of the tropical highlands found at locations of 7,000 feet or higher are ____________. a) Manaos, Brazil and Nairobi, Kenya b) Mexico City, Mexico and Quito, Ecuador c) New Delhi, India and Bangkok, Thailand 29 © Copyright 2002 • AIMS Multimedia • Climate, Landscapes and Life: The Tropics • #2650
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Page 5 and 6: ADDITIONAL ATM FEATURES Vocabulary
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