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Biomes skills Flashcards

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How much of the earth do aquatic biomes cover?

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75%

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What are the aquatic biomes?

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Freshwater (rivers + lakes)

Marine (oceans + coral reefs)

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What are the worlds largest terrestrial biomes?

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Taiga/boreal forest biomes - characterised by coniferous forests e.g pines

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What are the most significant factors the location and distribution of a terrestrial biome?

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Temperature and precipitation

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Ice Sheet + Polar Desert - location

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Upper northern hemisphere e.g Greenland

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Ice Sheet + Polar Desert - animals

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Reindeers, polar bears, arctic foxes, moose, snowy owl, oxen, etc

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Ice Sheet + Polar Desert - climate

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Arctic climate - avg temperatures that don’t exceed 10 degrees in summer

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Ice Sheet + Polar Desert - people

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  • only 4 million people

- different native peoples mainly

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Ice Sheet + Polar Desert - threats

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Climate change, fishing, invasive species, tourism, pollution

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Tundra - location

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Upper northern hemisphere

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Tundra - climate

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Among the coldest, harshest biomes in the world. Snow-covered for most of the year

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12
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4 spheres of the earth -

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Biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere

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13
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Tropical rainforest characteristics

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Hot and wet with POOR SOILS

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14
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Desert location

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Located between 15-30degrees north and south of the equator

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Main characteristic of deciduous woodland

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Woodland where the trees lose their leaves in winter

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Type of vegetation that Mediterranean biomes have

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Scrub vegetation - has adapted to summer drought

17
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Can biomes move and change throughout the years?

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Yes

18
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Most diverse biotic community in the world?

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FOREST

19
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How much of the world do deserts cover?

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1/5 of the earth’s surface

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