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Chapter Six: Weather and Climate 6.1 Introduction to Weather 6.2 Weather Patterns 6.3 Climates and Biomes

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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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Page 1: Chapter Six: Weather and Climate

Chapter Six: Weather and Climate

• 6.1 Introduction to Weather

• 6.2 Weather Patterns

• 6.3 Climates and Biomes

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6.3 Biomes and climate• Climate depends on

many factors:– latitude, – precipitation, – elevation, – topography, and– distance from large

bodies of water.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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?

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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!

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6.3 Plants and animals in biomes

• What features of this jackrabbit help it survive in it’s desert biome?

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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.

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Research Connection

• Dian and other meteorologists use many tools of their trade.

• They gather information in many different ways.

Meteorologists Weather it All

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Activity

• Do some investigative meteorological work to find out why the climates of these two cities are so different.

Rainy Day Mystery