Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity G. Tyler Miller’s Living in the Environment 14th Edition Chapter 6

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

Weather: A Brief Introduction • Weather • Warm front • Cold front • Weatherextremes Fig. 6-2 p. 102

Climate • Temperature • Precipitation • Uneven heating • Seasons • Earth’s rotation • Properties of airand water Fig. 6-5 p. 105

Seasons Fig. 6-7 p. 106

Air Circulation Fig. 6-8, p. 107 Fig. 6-10, p. 107

Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO Fig. 6-12 p. 108

Greenhouse Effect • Greenhouse gases Fig. 6-14 p. 110

Rain Shadow Effect • Microclimates Fig. 6-15 p. 110

Biomes: Climate and Life on Land • Relationship between latitude and altitude • Desert Biomes • Grassland, Tundra and Chaparral Biomes • Forest Biomes • Mountain Biomes

Biomes: Latitude and Altitude Refer to Fig. 6-17 p. 112 Fig. 6-18 p. 112

Desert Biomes • Tropical deserts • Temperate deserts • Cold deserts Refer to Fig. 6-20 p. 114

Grassland, Tundra, and Chaparral Biomes • Tropical grasslands and Savannas • Temperate grasslands • Polar grasslands (Arctic tundra) • Permafrost • Alpine tundra • Chaparral Refer to Figs. 6-23, 6-24, and 6-25 pp. 116-119

Forest Biomes • Tropical rainforest • Temperate deciduous forest • Evergreen coniferous forest (boreal forest) • Temperate rain forest Refer to Figs. 6-29, 6-30, 6-31, and 6-32 pp. 121-124

Mountain Biomes • Mimic latitude • Islands of biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity