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Bananas and cranberries, like other plants and animals, vary in their adaptations to temperature, rainfall, and other environmental conditions …
The Role of Climate
Climate shapes an ecosystem!!
What is Climate? In the atmosphere,
temperature, precipitation and Heat transport combine to produce weather and climate.
The Role of Climate
WeatheroDay-to-day condition
of Earth’s atmosphere at a certain time & place.
ClimateoThe average, year-
after-year condition in a certain region.
What is Climate?
The energy of the incoming sunlight drives the Earth’s weather and determines the weather.
Climate is caused by the interplay of trapped heat in the atmosphere, wind, ocean currents, precipitation, elevation of land masses …..
What is Climate?
the Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees
Sunlight strikes the surface at different angles throughout the year
The Effect of Latitude on Climate
The difference in latitude and angle of heat, the Earth has 3 main climate zones:Polar zoneTemperate zoneTropical zone
The Effect of Latitude on Climate
Winds◦ Form because warm
air rises and cold air sinks creating air currents or wind that moves air through the atmosphere
OceanoCold water near
poles sinks and warm water near Equator rises creating an ocean current
Heat Transport through Biosphere
A biome:◦ Is a large area that
has a certain soil and climate conditions
Plants and Animals are adapted to life, weather and climate in a certain type of Biome.
Biomes
Tropical Rain Forest Tropical Dry Forest Tropical Savannah Desert Temperate Grassland Temperate Woodland &
Shrubland Temperate Forest NW Coniferous Forest Boreal Forest Tundra
Each Biomes has a unique climate, abiotic factors and animals & plants
The Major Biomes
Home of most species.. Very diverse Climate: Hot and wet year around Plants: tall Evergreen plants Animals: Butterflies, Parrots, Anaconda Where?: South America, South Asia, parts of Africa
Tropical Rainforest
Climate: seasonal rainfall, warm & dry seasons
Plants: deciduous trees (loose leaves) Animals: Tiger, elephants, Monkeys Where?: parts of Africa, South America, India
Tropical Dry Forest
Climate: warm, seasonal rainfall, frequent fires
Plants: shrubs, tall grasses, fire-resistant trees
Animals: Lion, Zebra, Cheetah, Waterbuffalo Where?: Africa, Brazil, northern Australia
Tropical Savannah
Climate: low precipitation, variable temp. Plants: Cacti, short growth Animals: mountain lions, hawks, beetles, wasps Where?: Africa, USA, Australia, Asia
Desert
Climate: warm, hot summers, cold winters Plants: grasses, herbs Animals: grizzly bears, wolves, mule deer,
rabbits Where?: Asia, North America, South America
Temperate Grassland
Climate: hot, dry summers, cool &moist winters Plants: woody evergreens, herbs Animals: coyotes, foxes, deer, rabbits, squirrels Where?: Mediterranean Sea, Australia, Europe,
USA
Temperate Woodland and Shrubland
Climate: cold winters, warm summers Plants: deciduous trees, flowering shrubs Animals: whitetail deer, omnivores, raccoons Where?: Africa, Europe, USA, South America
Temperate Forest
Climate: mild temp, lots of rainfall during fall, winter and spring, dry summers
Plants: Spruce, ferns, evergreens Animals: bear, herbivores (elk,
deer),bobcats Where?: NW USA, Canada, N Europe &
Russia
NW Coniferous Forest
Climate: long, cold winters, mild summers Plants: Conifers, small berry shrubs Animals: lynx, weasel, moose Where?: North America, N Europe, Asia
Boreal Forest
Climate: strong winds, permafrost, cold, dark winters
Plants: lichen, mosses Animals: caribou. Foxes, small rodents Where?: North America, Asia, Europe
Tundra