35.1 Climate and the Biosphere - Solar radiation provides the energy that drives climate differences in the biosphere.
- Global air circulation patterns and physical features produce the various patterns of temperature and rainfall about the globe.
| - What four factors determine the distribution of biomes on the earth?
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- What are "lake effect" snows?
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Introduction
Climate Art Quiz
Rain Shadow Effect Animation Quizzes
Four Seasons
Global Air Circulation
Rainshadow Effect |
35.2 Terrestrial Communities - The earth's major terrestrial biomes are forests (broadleaf and coniferous), shrublands, grasslands (tropical savanna and temperate grasslands), tundra, and deserts.
| - How does altitude affect the distribution of biomes?
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- What type of biome can be found where rainfall is greater than 25 cm and plants are adapted to high levels of grazing and occasional fire?
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- What are epiphytes and in what biome are they found?
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Land Biomes
Tropical Forests
Temperate Forests
Rangelands Art Quiz
Latitude, Elevation, and Biome Distribution |
35.3 Aquatic Communities - The earth's major aquatic biomes are of two types: freshwater and saltwater (usually marine).
- Ocean currents also affect the climate and the weather over the continents.
| - Why do spring and fall overturn occur in temperate lakes and how do these events influence the nutrient levels within the lake?
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- What part of the open ocean supports the most life and why?
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Aquatic Systems
Wetlands Art Quizzes
Marine Ecosystems
Thermal Stratification (Lakes) Animation Quizzes
Deoxygenation of Lakes
El Niño Southern Oscillation Case Studies
Columbia River Tragedy
Life Below the Sea: Part 2 |
