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Chapter Six: Weather and Climate. 6.1 Introduction to Weather 6.2 Weather Patterns 6.3 Climates and Biomes. 6.3 Biomes and climate. Climate depends on many factors: latitude, precipitation, elevation, topography, and distance from large bodies of water. 6.3 Biomes and climate. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter Six: Weather and Climate
• 6.1 Introduction to Weather
• 6.2 Weather Patterns
• 6.3 Climates and Biomes
6.3 Biomes and climate• Climate depends on
many factors:– latitude, – precipitation, – elevation, – topography, and– distance from large
bodies of water.
6.3 Biomes and climate• Scientists divide the planet into climate regions called
biomes.• Earth has six main biomes: deserts, grasslands,
temperate deciduous forests, rainforests, taiga, and tundras.
• Each biome has a unique set of plants and animals that thrive in its climate.
6.3 Biomes and climate• Each biome has a unique set of plants
and animals that thrive in its climate.
• The Serengeti is home to thousands of predators species and 1.6 million herbivores.
6.3 Biomes and climate• Humidity is related to
plant and animal diversity.
• From the poles to the equator, humidity and the diversity of plants and animal increases.
6.3 Biomes and climate• At the equator, sunlight
is direct and intense.• As a result, the
average yearly temperature at the equator is 27 °C (80 °F), while at the North Pole it is -18 °C (0 °F).
6.3 Biomes and climate
• The differences in temperature between the two cities have to do with water.
• Water warms up and cools down slowly.• Regions near water—like Portland—do not
have extremely hot or cold weather, even though they are farther north.
• Compare the data below for Portland, OR and Minneapolis, MN.
• If these cities are about the same latitude, why don’t they have the same climate?
6.3 Plants and animals in biomes
• A biome consists of plant and animal communities.
• The plants and animals in a community survive in a shared environment.Can you give an example
of an ecosystem in the desert biome?Research an oasis to learn more!
6.3 Plants and animals in biomes
• What features of this jackrabbit help it survive in it’s desert biome?
6.3 Plants and animals in biomes• Within a biome, there are
many interrelated ecosystems.
• An ecosystem is made up of the plants and animals that live there, plus nonliving things like soil, air, water, sunlight, and nutrients.
Research Connection
• Dian and other meteorologists use many tools of their trade.
• They gather information in many different ways.
Meteorologists Weather it All
Activity
• Do some investigative meteorological work to find out why the climates of these two cities are so different.
Rainy Day Mystery