biomes Flashcards
how many main biomes are there?
6
what are the types of biomes?
marine, saltwater, grassland, forest, tundra, desert and
which biomes are aquatic?
marine and saltwater
which biomes are terrestrial?
tundra, deserts, grassland and forest
what influences climate change?
temperature and precipitation
what are the factors of vegetation?
soil quality, temperature (sunlight) and rainfall (freshwater)
what is biodiversity?
the variety of species of living things living in an ecosystem
what types of data does a climate graph include?
temperature and precipitation
how are choropleth maps used?
demonstrate trend data
what are two ways humans destroy biomes?
agriculture and deforestation
what is climate?
the long-term average of weather conditions
what is latitude?
the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator
what is longitude
the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian
