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49.1 Climate and the biosphere
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- Solar radiation provides the energy that drives climate differences in the biosphere.
- Global air circulation patterns and physical features help produce the various patterns of temperature and rainfall about the globe.
| - What two factors influence the patterns of temperature and rainfall across the earth?
Answer - What regions of the earth get the most rainfall?
Answer - Why does more rain fall on the windward side of mountains?
Answer - True or False: Oceans buffer temperatures near the shore.
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Summaries of major points- Global air and water circulations
- Air circulation
- Effects of topography
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49.2 Terrestrial communities
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- The Earth's major terrestrial biomes are forests (broad-leaf and coniferous), shrublands, grasslands (tropical savanna and temperate grasslands), tundra, and deserts.
| - What determines the distribution of biomes?
Answer - Why are no trees found on the tundra?
Answer - Why are coniferous trees found in taiga?
Answer - Trees that lose their leaves each year are called ________________.
Answer - What is the richest terrestrial biome in terms of numbers and abundance of species?
Answer - What sort of climate is associated with grasslands?
Answer - What is the greatest adaptive problem for organisms living in deserts?
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Summaries of major points- The biosphere is divided...
- Tundra
- Coniferous forests
- Temperate deciduous forests
- Tropical forests
- Shrublands
- Grasslands
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49.3 Aquatic Communities
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- The Earth's major aquatic biomes are of two types: fresh water and salt water (usually marine).
- Ocean currents also affect the climate and the weather over the continents.
| - What are the two classifications of aquatic communities?
Answer - Nutrient poor lakes with low productivity are called _______________ and nutrient rich lakes with high productivity are called _________________.
Answer - What are the microscopic, free-drifting, photosynthesizing organisms found in aquatic communities?
Answer - What are estuaries?
Answer - What is an oceanic upwelling?
Answer - Where in a body of water is the benthic zone?
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Summaries of major points- Classifications
- Lakes
- Life zones
- Coastal communities
- Oceans
- Pelagic division
- Benthic division
- Coral reefs
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