Survival Strategies of Tropical Forests: Sunlight, Adaptation, Water Conservation, Quizzes of Geography

Download Survival Strategies of Tropical Forests: Sunlight, Adaptation, Water Conservation and more Quizzes Geography in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What do tropical equatorial forests do in order to survive? DEFINITION 1 Compete for sunlight. TERM 2 In hot environments, why do plants have broad leaves DEFINITION 2 In order to absorb more sunlight. The bigger the surface area of the leaf, the more sunlight it will be able to use for photosynthesis to grow. TERM 3 Why do trees have straight trunks DEFINITION 3 Trees with straight trunks are used for their intense competition for sunlight.. TERM 4 Why do some leaves taste bad others have a horrible smell DEFINITION 4 its a form of adaptation that the wildlife finds unpleasant. In order to survive a way to defend itself against the wildlife. TERM 5 Why do some plants have spines DEFINITION 5 To deter browsers and grazers. TERM 6 Why do trees shed their leaves DEFINITION 6 Many types of trees shed their leaves as a strategy to survive cold or dry weather. Also to conserve water and energy. TERM 7 Why do some trees have antifreeze DEFINITION 7 To protect the body of the tree from freezing over. TERM 8 Why do some trees have needle shape ends DEFINITION 8 The narrowness reduces surface area through which water may be lost (transpired), especially during winter when the frozen ground prevent plants from replenishing their water supply. Helps the foliage absorb maximum heat from the sun and begin photosynthesis as early as possble. TERM 9 Define epiphytes DEFINITION 9 Plants that climb upon the trunks of the established larger trees for support. (examples: vines) TERM 10 Define Xerophytes DEFINITION 10 Drought resistant or ability to survive in water deficit environments TERM 21 Altostratus(As): DEFINITION 21 Middle cloud TERM 22 Altocumulus: DEFINITION 22 Appears as a regiment of parallel bands or tiny rounded masses. TERM 23 Stratocumulus: DEFINITION 23 Low lumpy clouds TERM 24 Nimbostratus: DEFINITION 24 Dark low level clouds accompanied by light to moderate precipitation, hence the nimbo in the name TERM 25 Cumulonimbus: DEFINITION 25 It is a ring of cumulonimbus clouds that swirl around the eye of a hurricane. TERM 26 How is a hurricane formed? DEFINITION 26 The surge of the disturbance over the warm sea. TERM 27 What are the by products of a hurricane? DEFINITION 27 Wind, lots of rain and through the process of condensation TERM 28 Describe the structure of a hurricane... DEFINITION 28 EyeEye wallrain ringslow pressure zones TERM 29 What makes hurricanes stronger? DEFINITION 29 Being over warm water TERM 30 What makes hurricanes weaker? DEFINITION 30 Moving over the land and cooler waters. TERM 31 What are the four lifting mechanisms that produce rain? DEFINITION 31 Orographic Lifting Frontal Wedging Convergent Lifting Convective Lifting TERM 32 Define Orographic Lifting- DEFINITION 32 Warm moist air, upon reaching a mountain is forced to rise. It cools and condenses and eventually clouds are formed. If it rains it will occur on the windward side of that mountain. This is known as orographic lifting or relief rain fall (HIS OWN WORDS). (know process) TERM 33 Define Frontal Wedging- DEFINITION 33 When a warm air mass and a cold air mass collide, you get a front. The two forces slam into each other. The cold air forms a wedge underneath the warm air, allowing it to basically ride up into the troposphere on its back and generate rain clouds. There are four main kinds of fronts, classified by airflow momentum. In a warm front, a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass. In a cold front, the opposite occurs. In a stationary front, neither air mass advances. Think of it as two fronts bumping into each other by accident. In an occluded front, a cold front overtakes a moving warm front, like an army swarming over a fleeing enemy. (know process) TERM 34 Define Convergent Lifting DEFINITION 34 When two air masses of the same temperature collide and neither is willing to go back down, the only way to go is up. As the name implies, the two winds converge and rise together in an updraft that often leads to cloud formation. TERM 35 Define Convective Lifting DEFINITION 35 Unequal heating on the Earth's surface can cause a pocket of air to heat faster than the surrounding air. The pocket ascends, taking water vapor with it, which can form clouds. An example of this might be a rocky clearing in a field or an airport runway, as both absorb more heat than the surrounding area.