Lecture #3: Climate Biomes

Question 1

seasonality

Answer 1

difference in max and min climate

Question 2

where is the most and least seasonality noticed

Answer 2

least: near equator
most: near poles

Question 3

where does atmospheric circulation cause the most rainfall

Answer 3

60 N & S

Question 4

Tropical Wet Forest

Answer 4

little seasonality (warm/rainy)
25 N & S
high biodiversity

Question 5

Tropical Dry Forest

Answer 5

seasonally dry, consistently warm
seasonality

Question 6

Tropical Grassland/Savannas

Answer 6

consistently warm, seasonally rainy (interior)

Question 7

desert

Answer 7

30 N & S or at poles

Question 8

temperate forest

Answer 8

seasonally cold, high precipitation (coasts)

Question 9

boreal forest

Answer 9

high latitudes in Northern hemisphere
seasonality

Question 10

Tundra

Answer 10

close to poles, mountains

Question 11

Mediterranean Shrublands

Answer 11

5% of land
in CA
high seasonality
high diversity

Question 12

What is the cycle of atmospheric circulation

Answer 12

rising warm air and rainfall high near equator, descending on either side leading to low rainfall