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MAJOR CLIMATIC REGIONS SOUTH OF THE SAHARA Flashcards

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What is a major climatic zone

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It is a large area with atmospheric conditions that are different from any other area

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Describe an Equatorial rain forest

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  • It occurs along Equatorial regions
  • It has storms, heavy rains, high temperatures and humid all year long
  • little change between seasons
  • Examples: Democratic Republic of the Congo; Guinea
  • Plants: ferns, vines, evergreen trees,a dense forest canopy
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What is the characteristics of an Equatorial climate

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  • Constant high temperatures
  • Lowest annual temperature range of any climate
  • Evenly distributes, heavy precipitation
  • Lots of cloud cover and high humidity
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What role play rain forests in the worlds climate

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They help regulate Earth’s hydrologic(water) Cycle.

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What is Earth’s hydrologic cycle

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The process where water that evaporates from trees and plants falls back to Earth as rain.

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What is another name for the savannah biome

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Temperate Grassland

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Describe the temperature in the savannah

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The savannah stays warm all year

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On which continent is the largest savanna biome found

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Africa

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Describe the typical vegetation found in the savanna

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Grasses with scattered trees and shrubs

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Which animals would you find on the savanna

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Zebras, wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, ostriches, gazelles, buffalo and lions, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, wild dogs

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Which animal living in the savanna is considered the fastets land animal reaching speeds of 112km/h?

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cheetah

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What event often occurs during the dry season of the savanna that help make way for new growth

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Fire

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What biome is slowly taking over the savanna in Africa due to overgrazing

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Desert

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What is the savanna grasslands in Australia called

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Bush

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What is the savanna grassland in America called

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Prairies

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Name threats of grassland

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Farmlands because grassland soils are fertile so people use much of the savanna for growing crops and grazing animals
When farming, many of the soils nutrients are used up, top soil is lost to wind, overgrazing,
global warming, rainfall patterns change and grassland became deserts
Growth of cities.

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Where do you find a Desert and describe

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Occurs along Tropic of Capricorn
Very hot and very dry
High day temperatures and often much lower night temperatures
less to no rainfall per year

18
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Name 2 subtropical deserts

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Kalahari, Namib

19
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What plants do you find in the desert

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Palms, Welwitschia, succulants

20
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Which desert is the largest in the world

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Sahara Desert

21
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Which is the cold deserts of the world

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Antarctica, Arctic

22
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How much precipitation falls in a desert per year

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less than 25 mm in the Sahara and the rest up to 100mm per year

23
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Which percentage of earth is covered by Deserts

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25%

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Why is the animals in the Sahara Desert mostly mammals small

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They need to survive without much water
It helps them to minimize water loss. They get their water from their diets. They live in burrows during the day and hunt mostly at night when temperatures are lower.

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What animal is the most famous animal in the Sahara

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Camel

26
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Name characteristics about the camel adapting to desert life

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Travel for days without food or water
With their thick lips they feed on thorny plants, salt laden vegetation and dry grasses
With its thick footpads it can walk on rocky and sandy terrain
With its slit nostrils and heavy eyebrows and lashes it can protect its nose and eyes from sandstorms
When given water they can consume more than 135 litre in minutes

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Name the people found in the Sahara

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Berbers and Arabs

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What language does the Berbers speak

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several dialects of the berber language

29
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What language does the Arabs speak

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Arabic

30
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What is the religion of the Sahara population

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Islamic religion

31
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In which century were the Islamic religion introduced in the Sahara

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7th century AD

32
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What type of grassland is the Kalahari Desert

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Arid Grassland

33
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Where do you find the Kalahari Desert

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Botswana, Namibia and South Africa

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How many species of mammals and birds do you find in the Kalahari desert

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at least 320

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What are the threads of a Desert

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Global warming effects desert life,
use of sensitive areas by people,
irrigation may increase salt levels,
Irresponsible use of Vehicles destroy desert habitats
Mining of oil and gas production may destroy desert habitats

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