Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
G. Tyler Millers Living in the Environment 14th
Edition Chapter 6
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Key Concepts

• Factors influencing weather

• Factors influencing climate

• Effect of climate on distribution of biomes

• Characteristics of major biome types

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Weather A Brief Introduction

• Weather

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Weatherextremes

Fig. 6-2 p. 102
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Climate

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Uneven heating

• Seasons

• Earths rotation

• Properties of airand water

Fig. 6-5 p. 105
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Seasons
Fig. 6-7 p. 106
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Air Circulation
Fig. 6-8, p. 107
Fig. 6-10, p. 107
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Short-Term Climate Changes ENSO
Fig. 6-12 p. 108
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Greenhouse Effect

• Greenhouse gases

Fig. 6-14 p. 110
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Rain Shadow Effect

• Microclimates

Fig. 6-15 p. 110
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Biomes Climate and Life on Land

• Relationship between latitude and altitude

• Desert Biomes

• Grassland, Tundra and Chaparral Biomes

• Forest Biomes

• Mountain Biomes

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Biomes Latitude and Altitude
Refer to Fig. 6-17 p. 112
Fig. 6-18 p. 112
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Desert Biomes

• Tropical deserts

• Temperate deserts

• Cold deserts

Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 114
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Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes

• Tropical grasslands and Savannas

• Temperate grasslands

• Polar grasslands (Arctic tundra)

• Permafrost

• Alpine tundra

• Chaparral

Refer to Figs. 6-23, 6-24, and 6-25 pp. 116-119
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Forest Biomes

• Tropical rainforest

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Evergreen coniferous forest (boreal forest)

• Temperate rain forest

Refer to Figs. 6-29, 6-30, 6-31, and 6-32 pp.
121-124
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Mountain Biomes

• Mimic latitude

• Islands of biodiversity