Test Chapter 2.1 and 2.2

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Test Chapter 2.1 and 2.2

Life in the Amazon

Life in a dry region.

-With multiple choice questions, there is always 1 correct answer.

-After completing the question you sometimes have to click on 'bewaren'.

-After answering a question, you can not go back to the previous question.

-you can click on an image to enlarge it.

Which keyword fits the explanation?
Rainforest that has disappeared.

1. reforestation
2. deforestation

Which keyword fits the explanation?
Tree crowns at different heights in a forest.

Write down the correct word.
..... is a man-made method for keeping agricultural land wet.

Which zone is missing on this image?

Where in the world are deserts located?

1. around 10° N and 10° S
2. around 20° N and 20° S
3. Between 10° and 30° N and S
4. between 20° and 40° N and S

Here is a statement:
Relief rainfall falls at the equator when air rises and cools.
Is this statement true or false?

Look at the image.
Is this city located at high or low latitude?

Look at the image. What kind of precipitation falls in this area?

Do the words belong to low pressure or high pressure? Put them in the right place.

High pressure

Low pressure

equator

tropics

Warm air rises

Cold air sinks 

Put the words in the right order.
condensation - precipitation - evaporation

The landscape with grass, shrubs and clusters of trees is a.....

1. steppe
2. tropical rainforest
3. savannah
4. tundra

Put the correct word with the image.

Extensive livestock farming

Irrigation

Oasis

Nomads

What is not a characteristic of cold air?

1. heavy
2. can't hold water very well
3. Can hold water very well
4. Sinks down to the earth surface.

How is a rainshadow desert formed? Use the words warm air, cold air, evaporation, condensation and desert in your explanation.

Rainfall that is created when warm and cold air collide.

1. convectional rainfall
2. frontal rainfall
3. relief rainfall

Write down two examples of precipitation.

At low latitudes it's warm. Which explanation isn't right?

1. Vertical rays have to warm a smaller surface.
2. Vertical rays collide with less dust particles
3. Vertical rays have a shorter distance to travel.
4. Vertical rays carry less heat.

Sustainable managment is important in order to conserve the tropical rainforest.

1. Right
2. wrong

The tropical rainforest is located only at the upper side of the equator.

1. right
2. wrong

Write down two reasons for deforestation in the Amazon.

The tropical rainforest is an example of....

1. a landscape zone
2. a man-made landscape