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Category 1 : 1  Question: -What is the name for a regional ecosystem?  Answer: -biome Back to the Board

Category 1 : 2  Question: -What is the extreme weather that results from air moving across warm ocean water?  Answer: -hurricane Back to the Board

Category 1 : 3  Question: -What is the name for trees that have broad leaves?  Answer: -deciduous Back to the Board

Category 1 : 4  Question: -What term describes a flat, treeless area, such as that around the Arctic Ocean?  Answer: -tundra Back to the Board

Category 1 : 5  Question: -What term identifies a dry, desert region containing drought resistant vegetation?  Answer: -chaparral Back to the Board

Category 2 : 1  Question: -What form of weather contains a funnel shaped column of spiraling air?  Answer: -tornado Back to the Board

Category 2 : 2  Question: -What term is used to identify the land on the side of a mountain or hill that receives little rain?  Answer: -rain shadow Back to the Board

Category 2 : 3  Question: -What is another name for needleleaf trees?  Answer: -deciduous Back to the Board

Category 2 : 4  Question: -What term is used to identify weather conditions at a location over a long time?  Answer: -climate Back to the Board

Category 2 : 5  Question: -What is a prairie grassland in the tropical region called?  Answer: -savanna Back to the Board

Category 3 : 1  Question: -Pine, fir, and other needleleaf trees are examples of what?  Answer: -coniferous Back to the Board

Category 3 : 2  Question: -What is the name for a dry area with drought resistant vegetation?  Answer: -chaparral Back to the Board

Category 3 : 3  Question: -What is the pattern of conditions such as temperature and precipitation over a long period?  Answer: -climate Back to the Board

Category 3 : 4  Question: -What is the name of constantly frozen subsoil?  Answer: -permafrost Back to the Board

Category 3 : 5  Question: -What is a severe wind storm that is created when air flows over warm ocean waters?  Answer: -hurricanes Back to the Board

Category 4 : 1  Question: -What is a regional ecosystem containing interdependent plants and animals?  Answer: -biome Back to the Board

Category 4 : 2  Question: -What is the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward motion of air called?  Answer: -convection Back to the Board

Category 4 : 3  Question: Oak, birch, and other broadleaf trees are examples of what kind of trees?  Answer: -deciduous Back to the Board

Category 4 : 4  Question: -What is a grassland or prairie in the Northern Hemisphere called?  Answer: -steppe Back to the Board

Category 4 : 5  Question: -What is the transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air called?  Answer: -convection Back to the Board

Category 5 : 1  Question: -Flat, treeless land forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are called what?  Answer: -tundra Back to the Board

Category 5 : 2  Question: -What is the name of broad, grassy plains?  Answer: -steppe Back to the Board

Category 5 : 3  Question: -What is a severe weather condition that forms quickly and often without warning called?  Answer: -tornado Back to the Board

Category 5 : 4  Question: -What effect does gases being put in the atmosphere have on climate?  Answer: -They form a barrier that traps solar energy and slowly warms the earth Back to the Board

Category 5 : 5  Question: -What kind of graph shows a population’s se and age distribution?  Answer: -population pyramid Back to the Board