Quiz 5 Environmental Science

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3 questions

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Great Lakes (B)		Largest River system in Europe
Congo (D)		Largest river system by volume
Ganges (F)		2nd largest river system by volume
Mississippi (A)		Largest freshwater lake system
Murray-Darling river system (H)		Largest River system in Asia
Volga (E)		Hindu Holy River provides water for much of India and Bangladesh (F)
Equator (I)		Supplies 70% of irrigation water in Australia
Amazon (C)		0 degrees latitude, the circle halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
Yangtze (G)		Largest river in North America

What landscape do you typically find at the following locations

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
90o N and 90oS		Tropical rainforest
60o N and 60oS		Deserts
West side of continents at 30o N and 30oS Latitude		Subtropical Forests
Equator		Snowy Forests (in Winter)
East side of continents at 30o N and 30oS		Snow and Ice (in winter)

True

False

 Great Lakes (B)

Largest River system in Europe

Congo (D)

Largest river system by volume

Ganges (F)

2nd largest river system by volume

Mississippi (A)

Largest freshwater lake system

Murray-Darling river system (H)

Largest River system in Asia

Volga (E)

Hindu Holy River provides water for much of India and Bangladesh (F)

Equator (I)

Supplies 70% of irrigation water in Australia

Amazon (C)

0 degrees latitude, the circle halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

Yangtze (G)

Largest river in North America

What landscape do you typically find at the following locations

90o N and 90oS

Tropical rainforest

60o N and 60oS 

Deserts

West side of continents at 30o N and 30oS Latitude

Subtropical Forests

Equator

Snowy Forests (in Winter)

East side of continents at 30o N and 30oS

Snow and Ice (in winter)

Lakes with no outlet will eventually become salty

True

False