Atmosphere Section 4

Tropical Rain Forest Biome Latitude

Between 30 N and S. All near equator

Tropical Rain Forest temp,precip, proximity to water

Hot year round, lots of precipitation, close to water

Temperate Grassland temp

30-50 degrees, Seasonal changes

Temperate Grassland precip,temp, wildfires

Moderate rainfall, range -20-30 C, periodic wildfires/droughts

Desert Latitude

All near high pressure belts

Desert precip

Low precip and dry soils

Where do Savana’s exist?

Tropical regions

What happens a lot in Savana’s?

Fires that prevent forest growth

Savana precip and temp

Moderate rainfall, slightly higher than temperate grasslands, temp 20-30 degrees

Chaparral temp and precip

Hot and recieves slightly more precip than a desert

Chaparral location

Usually on West Coasts of Continents

What happens a lot in Chaparral's?

Fires

How do Chaparral’s get created?

When cool seawater meets with high temperature land

Coniferous Forest description

Swampy, moist forests

Season changes in Coniferous Forests

Long cold winters and brief summers

Temperate Deciduous Forest latitude, precip, and temp

Mid latitude, moderately high precip, average temp

Tundra elevation

Above treeline and high mountain regions

Tundra precip and temp

Low precip, winter -34 C, summer 3-12 C

Polar characterizations

Alpine glaciers and very high altitudes