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The Biosphere

The Biosphere. Land Biomes. Land Biomes. BIOME Particular Physical Environment That Contains A Characteristic Assemblage Of Plants And Animals & Climate. Climate & Microclimate. Climate Determined By Two Factors Temperature Precipitation

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The Biosphere

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  1. The Biosphere Land Biomes

  2. Land Biomes BIOME Particular Physical Environment That Contains A Characteristic Assemblage Of Plants And Animals & Climate.

  3. Climate & Microclimate • Climate Determined By Two Factors • Temperature • Precipitation • Climate Is Displayed In Diagram Called A Climatogram

  4. Microclimate Climate within a small area that differs significantly from the climate around it.

  5. An Oasis is a Microclimate

  6. The Major Biomes Key Concept: The worlds major Biomes include: • tropical rain forest • tropical dry forest • tropical savannah • desert • temperate grasslands • temperate woodland & scrubland • temperate forest • NW coniferous forest • boreal forest • tundra

  7. The Major Biomes • Each defined by unique abiotic factors. • Especially climate • Ecological community Each Biome Is Separated By Transitional Areas

  8. Tropical Rain Forest

  9. Tropical Dry Forest

  10. Tropical Savanah

  11. Desert

  12. Temperate Grassland

  13. Temperate Woodland & Shrubland

  14. Temperate Forest

  15. Northwestern Coniferous Forest

  16. Boreal Forest

  17. Tundra

  18. Other Land Areas • Some areas do not fit neatly into a specific biome e.g. • Mountain Ranges • Climate changes with elevation • Polar Ice Caps • Ecology limited and unique

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