Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 13th Edition Chapter 6 Dr. Richard Clements Chattanooga State Technical Community College

Key Concepts • Factors influencing weather • Factors influencing climate • Effect of climate on distribution of biomes • Characteristics of major biome types

Weather and Climate: A Brief Introduction • Weather • Warm front • Cold front • Weatherextremes Fig. 6-2 p. 111

Climate Fig. 6-6p. 115 • Temperature • Precipitation • Uneven heating • Seasons • Earth’s rotation • Properties of airand water See Fig. 6-4 p. 124

Seasons Fig. 6-8 p. 116

Air Circulation Fig. 6-9 b & c p. 1117 Fig. 6-11 p. 118

Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO Fig. 6-14 p. 119

Greenhouse Effect • Greenhouse gases Fig. 6-17 p. 121

Rain Shadow Effect • Microclimates Fig. 6-19 p. 122

Biomes: Climate and Life on Land • Relationship between latitude and altitude • Succulent plants • Evergreen plants • Deciduous plants • Coniferous plants

Biomes: Latitude and Altitude Fig. 6-22 p. 124 Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 123

Desert Biomes • Tropical deserts • Temperate deserts • Cold deserts Refer to Fig. 6-25 p. 127

Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes • Tropical grasslands • Temperate grasslands • Polar grasslands (Arctic tundra) • Permafrost • Alpine tundra • Chaparral Refer to Figs. 6-29, 6-30, and 6-32 pp. 130-133

Forest Biomes • Tropical rainforest • Tropical deciduous forest • Temperate deciduous forest • Evergreen coniferous forest (boreal forest) • Temperate rain forest Refer to Figs. 6-34, 6-37, 6-38, and 6-40 pp. 135-140

Mountain Biomes • Mimic latitude • Snow line • Islands of biodiversity

Biogeography: Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial Biodiversity