Chapter 7: Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

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Grasslands
This happens in areas that are too moist for deserts and too dry for forests.
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Permafrost
Underground soil that stays frozen.
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Ocean Currents
Prevailing winds and earth rotation.
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Major biomes
Large land regions with certain types of climate and dominant plant life.
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Alpine Tundra
Above the tree line in the mountains.
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Temperate
Cold winters and hot and dry summers, with tall and short grass prairies.
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Climate
Areas general pattern of the atmosphere over a long period of time.
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Cold (Artic tundra)
Fragile biome that has plants close to the ground.
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Weather
Local areas short- term temperature, precipitation, humidity, windspeed cloud cover, and other conditions.
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El Niño Southern Oscillation
It happens every few years.
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Greenhouse effect
________: Gases keep the earth warm and habitable.
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Rain Shadow Effect
Most precipitation falls on the windward side of mountain ranges.
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Tropical deserts
Hot and dry most of the year.
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Weather
Local areas short-term temperature, precipitation, humidity, windspeed cloud cover, and other conditions
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Climate
Areas general pattern of the atmosphere over a long period of time
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Ocean Currents
Prevailing winds and earth rotation
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Tropical
Equator, intense sunlight
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Polar
Poles, little sunlight
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Temperate
In-between tropical and polar
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El Niño-Southern Oscillation
It happens every few years
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Greenhouse gases
H20, CO2, CH4, N2O
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Greenhouse effect
Gases keep the earth warm and habitable
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Rain Shadow Effect
Most precipitation falls on the windward side of mountain ranges
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Major biomes
Large land regions with certain types of climate and dominant plant life
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Tropical deserts
Hot and dry most of the year
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Temperate deserts
Temperatures are high in the summer and low in winter and they have more precipitation
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Cold deserts
Winters are cold and summers are hot
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Grasslands
This happens in areas that are too moist for deserts and too dry for forests
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Savanna
Brazing and browsing animals
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Temperate
Cold winters and hot and dry summers, with tall and short grass prairies
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Cold (Artic tundra)
Fragile biome that has plants close to the ground
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Permafrost
Underground soil that stays frozen
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Alpine Tundra
Above the tree line in the mountains
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