Global Biomes Flashcards
What is a biome?
A large scale ecosystem
What is biodiversity?
A range of plants and animals
What is biomass?
The amount of living material
Why does the sun energy generate less warmth as you move further away?
Suns rays have to cover a larger surface area, due to curvature of earth
What is the climate of a cold desert?
Very cold with below freezing tempature nearly all year around. Very dry with less than 250mm rainfall annually
What is the climate of a tundra?
Very cold, temps between 6 - 12 degrees, Rainfall around 200mm a year.
What is the climate of a taiga?
Northen Taiga - tempatures rarely above 10 degrees, go as low as -30 degrees. Southern Taiga - tempatures rise to 20 degrees, go to 15 in Winter.
Rainfall between 300 - 900mm a year.
What is the climate of a hot desert?
Less than 250mm of a rain a year, tempatures above 50 degrees in day, Tempatures really low at night. High diurnal range.
What is the climate of a savanna?
Wet and dry season, 1000mm of rain a year. Tempature from 30-40 degrees.
What is the climate of the mediterranean?
70mm of rain a year, ranges from 15-35 degress Celsius throughout the year.`
What is the climate of the tropical rainforest?
Over 2000mm of rainfall a year, around 28 degrees. Never below 20 degrees, rarely above 35 degrees.
What is the climate of the steppes?
750mm of rainfall a year. Around 25 degrees in summer, averaging 0-5 degrees in Winter.
What is the climate of the Mixed and Deciduous forest?
Average tempature of 10 degrees. 1250mm rainfall a year.
