Climates of the World

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Climates of the World

• The Tropical Zone

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3 Major Climate Zones

• Tropical
• Temperate
• Polar

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Biomes

• Biome a large region characterized by specific
  climate and the plants animals that live there.

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Tropical Zone

• Tropical zone a warm zone located around the
  equator.
• Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn
• Hot!
• 3 biomes tropical rainforest, tropical desert,
  tropical savanna

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Tropical Rainforest

• Always warm wet
• Has the most plants animals
• Poor soil
• 200cm rain per year
• 77º - 82º F

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Life in the Tropical Rainforest

• Mahogany trees
• Ebony trees
• Rosewood trees
• Balsa trees
• Vines
• Ferns
• Bamboo

• Monkeys
• Lemurs
• Parrots
• Snakes
• Tree frogs
• Pigs
• Tigers, jaguars, leopards
• Antelope

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Tropical Deserts

• Desert an area that gets less than 25 cm of
  rain a year.
• Night 61ºF
• Day 120ºF
• Poor soil

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Tropical Desert

• Cactus
• Euphorbia
• Shrubs
• Thorny trees

• Kangaroo rats
• Lizards
• Scorpians
• Snakes
• Birds
• Bats
• Toads

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Tropical Savannas

• Grasslands
• Tall grass, scattered trees
• Dry season 4-8 months
• Wet season short periods
• Poor soil, but grass fires enrich soil
• Fire triggers reproduction
• 80ºF - 90ºF
• 100cm rain per year

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Life in the Tropical Savannah

• Tall grasses (3-5m)
• Trees
• Thorny shrubs

• Rhinos
• Giraffes
• Lions
• Hyenas
• Ostriches
• Elephants
• Crocodiles
• Gazelles

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Review

• What is the soil like in a tropical rain forest?
• 2. How has savanna plants adapted to fire?
• 3. How are each of the tropcial biomes different?

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Answers

• Thin poor
• Plants require fire to reproduce (to open seeds
  or drop seeds).
• By the amount of rain and average temperature,
  which effects the types of plants animals.