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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity. G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14 th Edition Chapter 6. Key Concepts. Factors influencing weather. Factors influencing climate. Effect of climate on distribution of biomes. Characteristics of major biome types. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
G. Tyler Miller’sLiving in the Environment
14th Edition
Chapter 6
Key Concepts
Factors influencing weather
Factors influencing climate
Effect of climate on distribution of biomes
Characteristics of major biome types
Weather: A Brief Introduction
Weather
Warm front
Cold front
Weatherextremes
Fig. 6-2 p. 102
ClimateTemperaturePrecipitationUneven heatingSeasonsEarth’s rotationProperties of air
and waterFig. 6-5 p. 105
Seasons
Fig. 6-7 p. 106
Air Circulation
Fig. 6-10, p. 107
Fig. 6-8, p. 107
Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO
Fig. 6-12 p. 108
Greenhouse EffectGreenhouse gases
Fig. 6-14 p. 110
Rain Shadow Effect
Microclimates
Fig. 6-15 p. 110
Biomes: Climate and Life on Land
Relationship between latitude and altitude
Desert Biomes
Grassland, Tundra and Chaparral Biomes
Forest Biomes
Mountain Biomes
Biomes: Latitude and Altitude
Fig. 6-18 p. 112Refer to Fig. 6-17 p. 112
Desert Biomes
Tropical deserts
Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 114
Temperate deserts
Cold deserts
Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes
Tropical grasslands and SavannasTemperate grasslandsPolar grasslands (Arctic tundra)PermafrostAlpine tundraChaparral
Refer to Figs. 6-23, 6-24, and 6-25 pp. 116-119
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
Mountain Biomes
Mimic latitude
Islands of biodiversity