Which biome is swamps, bogs, and marshes?
Wetlands
What biomes are grasslands located primarily in Africa?
savanna
What is the region of the US including Missouri) called that shares a common natural diaster?
Tornado Alley
Which biome is a forest mainly made up of needle bearing trees?
Taiga
What causes earthquakes and volcanos?
plate movement/plate tectonics
Which biome has plants that are good at conserving moisture because it is so dry?
Desert
What is a long period of time without water in which the demand is more than the supply?
drought
What is a massive wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake?
tsunami
What is using a resource carefully while avoiding waste?
conservation
What is the breaking down of rock by chemicals, wind, rain, etc?
weathering
Which biome requires a water temperature between 65 and 84 degrees Fahrenheit?
Coral Reef
What is it when people take more resources from the environment than they replace?
overharvesting
What is the process by which the land becomes infertile and like a desert?
desertification
What is the movement (sweeping away) of rock by water, wind, or ice
erosion
Which biome is a jungle?
Rainforest
Which biome is found about10,000 feet altitude on mountains?
Alpine
What is the increase in world temperatures caused by greenhouse gases?
global warming
What is it called when a plant or animal is introduced to an area and then pushes out or destroys the native plants/animals?
nonnative or invasive species
What is weather over a long period of time?
Climate
What is an example of a natural force?
Options: earthquake, plate tectonics, hurricane, tornado, volcano, weathering, erosion
What is the clear cutting of large areas of trees without replacing them?
deforestation
Which biome is a cold and frozen land?
Tundra
What is a place shared by plants and animals which depend upon each other for survival?
ecosystem
Which biome is a temperate forest where leaves fall off the trees?
Deciduous Forest
Where do hurricanes occur?
Options: Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean