Kppen classified tropical wet regions where the monthly precipitation totals drop below 6 cm for perhaps one or two months as ____.
a. subtropical climates
b. tropical dry climates
c. tropical monsoon climates
d. tropical wet climates
e. tropical wet-and-dry climates
Question 2
The soil beneath the rainforests canopy is not excellent for agriculture because as heavy rain falls on the soil, the water works its way downward, removing nutrients in a process called ____.
a. decomposition
b. leaching
c. denitrification
d. saturation
e. evapotranspiration
Tropical rain forest in Fiji
Convergence among tropical alpine plants: (a) Senecio trees on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa
The common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) is a small New World primate from the Cebidae (squirre
Precipitation Measurement
Acid Precipitation
Many U.S. regions under threat due to changes in sea level