lecture 9 Flashcards
what is sunlight at different parts of the world
all parts of the world gets same amount of sunlight, tropics hotter than the poles
what is insolation
amount of sunlight measured at noon
what is prey compensation
growing more to deal with loss of predators
what are the regulation methods
top down
bottom up
what is the trophic cascade
affect one level will affect all other levels it interacts with
what is the soltice and equinox
solstice, longest and shortest days of the year
equinox, when sun is 90 degrees at the equator
what do orbital forcings and the eliptical orbit do
we are further from the sun in july, summer is cooler
the tilt is the greatest contributor to seasonality
what are the wind currents in the tropics
hot air rises, cools and becomes high pressure to rain
goes to upper or lower equator, cool air falls, warms, absorbs moisture
