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Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity. G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13 th Edition Chapter 6. Dr. Richard Clements Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Key Concepts. Factors influencing weather. Factors influencing climate.

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Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity

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  1. Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13th Edition Chapter 6 Dr. Richard Clements Chattanooga State Technical Community College

  2. Key Concepts • Factors influencing weather • Factors influencing climate • Effect of climate on distribution of biomes • Characteristics of major biome types

  3. Weather and Climate: A Brief Introduction • Weather • Warm front • Cold front • Weatherextremes Fig. 6-2 p. 111

  4. Climate Fig. 6-6p. 115 • Temperature • Precipitation • Uneven heating • Seasons • Earth’s rotation • Properties of airand water See Fig. 6-4 p. 124

  5. Seasons Fig. 6-8 p. 116

  6. Air Circulation Fig. 6-9 b & c p. 1117 Fig. 6-11 p. 118

  7. Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO Fig. 6-14 p. 119

  8. Greenhouse Effect • Greenhouse gases Fig. 6-17 p. 121

  9. Rain Shadow Effect • Microclimates Fig. 6-19 p. 122

  10. Biomes: Climate and Life on Land • Relationship between latitude and altitude • Succulent plants • Evergreen plants • Deciduous plants • Coniferous plants

  11. Biomes: Latitude and Altitude Fig. 6-22 p. 124 Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 123

  12. Desert Biomes • Tropical deserts • Temperate deserts • Cold deserts Refer to Fig. 6-25 p. 127

  13. Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes • Tropical grasslands • Temperate grasslands • Polar grasslands (Arctic tundra) • Permafrost • Alpine tundra • Chaparral Refer to Figs. 6-29, 6-30, and 6-32 pp. 130-133

  14. Forest Biomes • Tropical rainforest • Tropical deciduous forest • Temperate deciduous forest • Evergreen coniferous forest (boreal forest) • Temperate rain forest Refer to Figs. 6-34, 6-37, 6-38, and 6-40 pp. 135-140

  15. Mountain Biomes • Mimic latitude • Snow line • Islands of biodiversity

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