The hottest place on Earth happened in Libya in 1922. What was the temperature? - 136 F
The hottest place in the US with a record of 134 F was in 1913. What is the name of the place? - Death
Valley, California
The continent that recorded the coldest temperature on Earth is? - Vostok Station, Antartica
what is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth? - -62 F
What 4 factors discussed in the slides are geographic factors that determine climatic patterns? - -
Latitude
-Altitude
-Wind intensity
-Distance from large bodies of water
Hopkins Bioclimatic Law states that crop production activities (e.g. planting, harvesting) and specific
morphological developments are delayed 4 days for each: - 1 degree latitude (northward) - 5 degree of
longitude (eastward) - 122 meters (400 ft.) of altitude (upward) - True
Climate is the variation of weather over a period of years, and is based off data for a given region. - True
Weather is based off data for a region for a given period of time. - True
What are vagaries? - An unpredicted weather episode
Plants are effected by light. What are the 3 effects? - -Light quality
-Light duration
-Ligth intensity
, The light that is absorbed by plants is in what spectrum? - visible spectrum
What 2 colors are the most highly absorbed by plants? - -Red
-Blue
What color light is reflected by plants? - Green
What color is primarily responsible for vegitative leaf growth? - Blue
what color light when combined with blue, encourages flowering? - Red
photoperiod is also known as the ______________ of light duration during a day. - Quantity
Name 3 long/short night plants. - -Oats
-Wheat
-Ryegrass
Name 3 short day/ long night plants. - -Corn
-Soybean
-Peanuts
Name 3 day neutral plants. - -Cucumber
-Tomato
-Pea
Light intesity is influenced by several factors. What are they? - -Time of day
-Latitude
-Seasons
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