APES
Which of the following are reasons why there needs to be some clay in productive soils on farms?
1 and 2
Which of the following occurs during an ENSO (El Nino) event?
1, 2, and 3
What type of proportions of sand, slit, and clay for point T?
60% sand, 30% silt, 10% clay
Which of the following events of EL Nino is correct?
All of the above
A farm is experiencing extensive crop less due to high rains causing overly saturated soils. Which of the following approaches would best help the farmer alleviate the problem?
Amending the soil with sand to increase the permeability of the soil
Which latitude shown on the diagram to the right experiences 24 hours of daylight on December 21?
Antarctic Circle
Area where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary
B (Where the ocean is)
Area that exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift
C (In between China and India)
Identify the type of soil that has the highest water holding capacity
Clay
The primary cause of Earth's seasons is the
Constant tilt of Earth's rotational axis with respect to the plane of its orbit around the Sun
The Himalayan plateu constains the highest mountains in the world and a result of plate ineractions. The Himalayan mountains resulted from
Continent-continent collision
Using the table and diagram above, identity the biome that would most likely be found at the question mark on the windward side of the island
Deciduous Forest
Earth currently rotates on an axis at an angle of 23.5 degrees. If that axis changed to 20 degrees, so that the axis was closer to vertical, which of the following would be expected to occur?
Earth would experience a change in seasonal timing and length
The rain shadow effect refers to
Less light available on the leeward side of mountain ranges
Most of the nutrients in the tropical rain forest are found in the
Living organisms
Based on the graph above, which of the following can be concluded about the latitudes of the two locations?
Location 1 is close to the equator, and location 2 is in the northern hemisphere
Which of the following is the most abundant gas by volume in the atmosphere
N2
Region where the protective ozone layer is located
Stratosphere
Which of the following is a natural disaster typically associated with La Nina events?
There are more hurricane
What layer of the atmosphere does aurora occur?
Thermosphere
Region with the highest atmospheric pressure
Troposphere
Which of the following influences wind speed and prevailing wind direction?
Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun and rotation of the Earth on it's axis
Which soil composition would be the best choice for planting crops like wheat or corn?
V
Which soil composition would be the best choice for capping a landfill?
W
Most deserts occur at approximately 30° latitudes. Which of the following statements BEST reflects this finding?
Warm air raises at the equator, cools, and sinks at 30° latitude.
The city of London in the United Kingdom is found approximately at the same latitude as the city of Calgary in Canada. Calgary has an average high temperature in December of -4 degrees Celsius, while London has an average high temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius.What best explains why the average temperature of London is warmer than that of Calgary in December?
Warm oceanic currents moderate the climate around London
Brown pelicans are fish-eating birds. As a result of an El Niño event, the population of brown pelicans in southern California declines. Which of the following best explains the relationship between the El Niño event and the population decline?
Warmer ocean temperatures can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites
Which of the following layers contains the largest percentage of nutrients available for absorption by plants?
X
Which of the following layer has very little organic matter and accumulates soluble metals and nutrients that are transported from other soil layers?
Y
Which soil horizon is the least weathered horizon and contains rock that is starting to break down into soil?
Z
