Q5.26. A location's climate velocity indicates how quickly a species in that location will need to shift its range in order to maintain constant climatic conditions. So, a high climate velocity
means that a species will have to shift its range quickly to "track" climate change. Which of the
following statements about climate velocities is true?
1 Mountainous areas and flatter regions that are located at the same latitude usually have very
similar climate velocities.
2. Trees and other long-lived plants should track climate change quite easily, especially in places
where climate velocities are very high?
3. Because all species move at the same rate, climate velocity helps researchers identify which entire
communities are most likely to track climate change.
4. All else being equal, climate velocities are higher in the Arctic, because the Arctic is warming faster
than the rest of the planet.