Biogeography:%20Climate,%20Biomes,%20and%20Terrestrial%20Biodiversity%20Chapter%206

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Biogeography Climate, Biomes, and Terrestrial
BiodiversityChapter 6
To do science is to search for repeated
patterns, not simply to accumulate facts, and to
do the science of geographic ecology is to search
for patterns of plant and animal life that can be
put on a map. Robert H. MacArther
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Key Concepts

• Factors influencing weather.
• Factors influencing climate.
• Effect of climate distribution of biomes.

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Weather and Climate

• Weather
• Warm front
• Cold front
• Weather Extremes

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Climate

• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Uneven heating
• Seasons
• Earths rotation
• Properties of air and water

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Seasons
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Air Circulation
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Short-Term Climate Changes ENSO
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Greenhouse Effect

• Greenhouse gases

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Rain Shadow Effect