Chapter 2: Life On Land Flashcards by Kale Blakely | Brainscape

Q

Climatic variation is due to …..

A

Uneven hearing of earths surface

Due to its shape and angle of rotation

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Cells

A

Warm air rises, cool air descends, creates a looping pattern

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Coriolius effect

A

As earth rotates west, east winds drag with it

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Climate diagram

A

Left side is temperature

Right side is precipitation

Bottom always has months

Highlighted months are above 0

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Soil is complex, why?

A

Mixtures of living and non living material

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Soil layers

A

LFH, A, B, C

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Biomes

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Major divisions of land environment based on specific climate with common plant species

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Tundra biome location and area

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Most North!

Covers areas of the artic

Open landscape

Many small ponds and streams

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Tundra climate

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Cold and dry

Short summers

Precipitation varies

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Tundra soil

A

Permafrost

Slowly decomposing organic matter

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Tundra biology

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Reindeer, caribou, ox

Low shrubs

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Boreal or Taiga biome land description

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Wood and water cover 11% of earths land

Dense coniferous forest

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Boreal climate

A

Winters longer than 6 months

Summer is too short

Low temps

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Boreal soil

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Thin. Acidic. Low fertility

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Boreal biology

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Dominated by evergreen coniferous trees

Plants used to cold

Moose, caribou, bison, wolves

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Temperate Forest Biome description

A

Old Growth temperate forest

Largest living organisms in the world

Deciduous and coniferous trees

Mild winters

Severe winters or dry summers

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Temperate forest climate

A

Winter last 3-4 months

Winters mild, maybe heavy snow fall

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Temperate soil

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Fertile, neutral to acidic ph

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Temperate forest biology

A

Vertical stratified forest

Shrubs and saplings

Canopy top

Vast numbers of fungi and bacteria

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Temperate grassland biome description

A

Largest biome in North America

Q

Temperate grassland climate

A

Potential year long drought

Max precip during summer

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Temperate grassland soil

A

Productive, deep, fertile

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Black prairie soil contains

A

Most organic matter

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Brown soil contains

A

Less organic matter

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Temperate grassland biology

A

Dominated by vegation with great diversity

Trees and shrubs

80% biomass is under ground

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Desert biome description

A

20% earths land surface

Potential drought or flash flood

Heat/ bitter cold

Q

Desert climate

A

300mm of rain a year

Lack of water

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Desert soil

A

Low organic matter

Sand and rocks

High concentrations of salt

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Desert biology

A

Plant cover mostly absent

Plants have small leaves

Animal life is sparse

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Tropical rain forest biome description

A

Straddle the equator

Year round warm and wet conditions

Q

Tropical rain forest soil

A

Nutrient poor, acidic, thin

Fungi, bacteria

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Topical rainforest biology

A

Insects are diverse

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Human dominated systems

A

Human settlement is around food, water, suitable climate and access to trade