Topic 7: People And The Biosphere

Question 1

Biome

Answer 1

Large-scale global ecosystems with distinctive vegetation

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

Includes all the living and non-living things in a area

Question 3

Climate

Answer 3

Determines what type of biome forms. Different parts of the world have different biomes because of the different climates.

Question 4

Tropical forest climate

Answer 4

Same all year round
Temp. between 20-28 degrees Celsius because near the equator the Sun is overhead all year round
Day length is about the same (12 hours) all year round because it is near the equator
Rainfall is high, at around 2000mm a year, and it rains every day

Question 5

Tropical forest characteristics

Answer 5

Plants are usually evergreen to take advantage of the continual growing season