Geo Y9 T3 Flashcards
Tropical Rainforest
A hot, moist biome where it rains all year long with dense canopies of vegetation that form three different layers
Temperate Forest
A rainy and humid biome with a variety of deciduous trees
Taiga Forest
A somewhat-rainy biome composed primarily of cone-bearing evergreen trees characterized by long winters (found north)
Woodland
A biome covered with trees, usually less dense than a forest (found halfways of both hemispheres)
Savana Grasslands
A biome containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth (found around the equator)
Temperate Grasslands
A biome full of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees (found halfways of both hemispheres)
Desert
An extremely dry biome that is home to well-adapted plants and animals (found halfways of both hemispheres)
Tundra
A treeless biome found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy, and rainfall is scant
Alpine
A biome that is characterized by its high altitude and lack of trees
Ecosystem
A self-regulating system of living organisms (biotic), which interact with each other and with non-living (abiotic) components of the environment
Biome
Large ecosystems with similar characteristics
Weather
The short-term conditions of the lower atmosphere
Climate
The long-term atmospheric changes, usually defined as 30 years or more
The 6 factors that affect climate
Latitude Altitude Prevailing Winds Distance from the Sea Ocean Winds (Great) Mountain Ranges
The 4 Spheres
Lithosphere (the earth/soil)
Hydrosphere (water)
Atmosphere (wind/gas)
Biosphere (biotic stuff)
6 key components of ecosystems
Rocks Soil Fauna (animals) Flora (plants) Climate Landforms
Biotic factors
Factors in an ecosystem that are or were once living
Abiotic factors
Factors in an ecosystem that were never living
All 9 biomes
Tropical Rainforest Temperate Forest Taiga Forest Woodland Savana Grasslands Temperate Grasslands Desert Tundra Alpine
5 of the main parts of the Koppen classification system (in order)
Tropical (A) Dry (B) Mild Temperate (C) Snow/Continental (D) Polar (E)
4 of the system that influence biomes
Heat Budget
Hydrological/Water Cycle
Atmospheric Circulation
Carbon Cycle
