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Choose the best description of the words "climate" and "weather." |
| | A) | Climate stays the same over a long time; weather changes frequently. |
| | B) | Climate changes frequently; weather is the same everywhere. |
| | C) | Climate is the same as weather. |
| | D) | Climate is weather measured over a large area. |
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Precipitation is usually ____. |
| | A) | rain or sunshine |
| | B) | snow or ice |
| | C) | rain or snow |
| | D) | rain or fog |
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Latitude is ____. |
| | A) | the distance east or west of Greenwich, England |
| | B) | the distance north or south of Greenwich, England |
| | C) | the distance east or west of the equator |
| | D) | the distance north or south of the equator |
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Altitude is the height (elevation) of a location above sea level. Higher altitudes have ___________. |
| | A) | a warmer climate |
| | B) | a colder climate |
| | C) | calmer weather |
| | D) | wetter weather |
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A place that has a distinct climate, soil, plants and animals is called ____. |
| | A) | a tundra |
| | B) | a taiga |
| | C) | a biome |
| | D) | a cordillera |
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The six most common biomes are: ____. |
| | A) | tundra, boreal forest, temperate forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, and desert |
| | B) | tundra, beach, boreal forest, temperate rain forest, grassland, and desert |
| | C) | jungle, boreal forest, temperate rain forest, taiga, desert, and grassland |
| | D) | arctic, jungle, desert, grassland, taiga, and temperate rain forest |
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Canada's four biomes are: ____. |
| | A) | boreal forest, temperate forest, Arctic, and grassland |
| | B) | tundra, temperate forest, boreal forest, and grassland |
| | C) | tundra, coastal, desert, and boreal forest |
| | D) | mountain, taiga, valley, and desert |
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The two fresh-water biomes are: ____. |
| | A) | rivers & ponds, and lakes & estuaries |
| | B) | lakes & ponds, and lakes & estuaries |
| | C) | ponds & streams, and lakes & ponds |
| | D) | rivers & streams, and lakes & ponds |
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The three salt-water biomes are: ____. |
| | A) | coastal, estuaries, and coral reefs |
| | B) | coral reefs, deep ocean, and coastal |
| | C) | estuaries, seashores, and coral reefs |
| | D) | seashores, beaches, and estuaries |
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Because British Columbia has a great diversity of natural areas, it also has the largest variety of living things in ____. |
| | A) | Canada |
| | B) | North America |
| | C) | the world |
| | D) | western Canada |
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