study guide one question 9

Question 1

Assign each of the climatographs below to a biome and to a hemisphere (northern, southern, or
equatorial). Possible biomes include deserts, grasslands, tropical rainforests, temperate forests,
boreal forests, tundra, and Mediterranean climes. Be prepared to explain your decision.

Answer 1

a. grassland; southern hemisphere (high seasonality in temp and precip; wet season is during the warm season)

b. tropical rainforest; equatorial (high precip w little/no seasonality, high temp with no seasonality)

c. desert; northern hemisphere (extremely low precip with little/no seasonality, high temp with high seasonality)

Question 2

Assign each of the climatographs below to a biome and to a hemisphere (northern, southern, or
equatorial). Possible biomes include deserts, grasslands, tropical rainforests, temperate forests,
boreal forests, tundra, and Mediterranean climes. Be prepared to explain your decision.

Answer 2

a. temperate deciduous forest; northern hemisphere (medium precip (higher than grassland but not as high as rainforest) with no seasonality; medium temp with seasonality )

b. desert; southern hemisphere (extremely low precip with little/no seasonality, high temp with high seasonality)

c. Mediterranean; northern hemisphere (high seasonality in temp and precip; wet season is during cold season)

Question 3

Assign each of the climatographs below to a biome and to a hemisphere (northern, southern, or
equatorial). Possible biomes include deserts, grasslands, tropical rainforests, temperate forests,
boreal forests, tundra, and Mediterranean climes. Be prepared to explain your decision.

Answer 3

a. grassland; northern hemisphere (high seasonality in temp and precip; wet season is during the warm season)

b. Mediterranean; norther hemisphere (high seasonality in temp and precip; wet season is during cold season)

c. tundra; norther hemisphere (low precip (but not as low as a desert) with some seasonality; very low temperatures (9 months below 0 C) and high seasonality in temp)

Question 4

Assign each of the climatographs below to a biome and to a hemisphere (northern, southern, or
equatorial). Possible biomes include deserts, grasslands, tropical rainforests, temperate forests,
boreal forests, tundra, and Mediterranean climes. Be prepared to explain your decision.

Answer 4

a. boreal forest; northern hemisphere (low precip (but not as low as a desert) with some seasonality; generally low temperatures (6 months below 0 C) and high seasonality in temp

b. tropical rainforest; equatorial (high precip with little/no seasonality, high temp with no seasonality)

c. Mediterranean; southern hemisphere (high seasonality in temp and precip; wet season is during cold season)