The Boreal Climate Flashcards
1
Q
Features
A
Temperature - summers short and cool 6°C average
Winter - long, dark, cold -18°C
Precipitation - low, heavy snowfalls in winter
2
Q
Reasons
A
Far from the equator, summer northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, more heat
In winter, northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, little heat
Polar winds are to cold to rain so it snows
3
Q
Vegetation, animals, people
A
Vegetation - can’t nice round forests of pine and spruce
Trees adapt
• Shallow roots above the permafrost
• Needle like leaves don’t lose moisture
Animals
• Mink, squirrels, fox and bears
•’Hunted for their skin
People
• nomadic Lapps of northern Scandinavia move around for deer herding
