What is a biome? How many are there in the world? What is an ecosystem? *See page 82 So…… an ecosystem is to a biome as a city is to a _________________.

Get out your climate/vegetation chart. Use your world climate map to help you separate the types of climates based on location in high, mid, low or anywhere categories. Make four columns, one for high, one for mid, one for low and one for anywhere! For example: Tropical wet and dry is found only in the ….. Low latitudes!

HighMidLowAnywhere Subarctic Tundra Ice-cap Mediterranean Humid Subtropical Humid Continental Marine West Coast Tropical Humid (Wet) Tropical Wet and Dry Highland Semi-arid Desert (Arid) Please mark each card according to latitude.

CONTINENTALITY What climate factor is this another name For? Proximity to Water

L.E.M.P.O.S.A. REVIEW ….plus climate and vegetation *Remember LEMPOSA are factors that affect climate. In other words they are the conditions that help create a specific type of climate. *Do not confuse this with characteristics of a climate which are how much precipitation the climate area gets and also it’s temperature range. In other words, how a person would describe what it is like in a certain climate region. (note cards!)

1. What climate type has “permafrost bogs”? *Remember, write your answer and quietly wait! Make up a definition for “permafrost bog” with your partner. Now, compare your answer to your partner. Did you get the same thing? Discuss who is correct, justify your answer by using your reference material if you need to. The correct answer gets the point, please put a tally mark at the top of your page each time you score it is possible that you BOTH get the point. TUNDRA IS THE ANSWER

Permafrost is permanently frozen sub-soil. Sub means below the ground. And permanently means ALWAYS. So…. if an area has the top layer frozen and it melts, the water has nowhere to go. Especially if the region is flat, the permafrost cannot absorb the water. So basically, a “permafrost bog” is a cold swamp. Just east of the Ural Mountains is the West Siberian Plain, which turns into the world’s largest swamp during its short warm period.

2. What type of climate and what type of vegetation best fit this picture? TROPICAL HUMID CLIMATE: TROPICAL RAINFOREST VEGETATION

What LEMPOSA factor is most responsible for creating this climate? LATITUDE!

Latitude Range: found all over the world Global Position: Rocky Mountain Range in North America, the Andean mountain range in South America, the Alps in Europe, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, the Himalayans in Tibet, Mt. Fuji in Japan 5. What climate is being described above? HIGHLAND!

6. What type of vegetation is shown above? STEPPE!

Rain Shadow Explanation What word describes this effect? OROGRAPHIC! What mountain range creates this effect in the western United States? Sierra Nevada

WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN KAZAKHSTAN This is a land of climatic extremes -- hot as an oven in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. The best time to visit most of the country is April-June or September-October, when the day temperatures are cool. Hikers and mountain climbers will want to go in summer: While the rest of the country is burning up in the summer, the mountains are at their best. Almaty Weather This is a land of climatic extremes -- hot as an oven in the summer and bitterly cold in the winter. The best time to visit most of the country is April-June or September-October, when the day temperatures are cool. Hikers and mountain climbers will want to go in summer: While the rest of the country is burning up in the summer, the mountains are at their best. Weather and Climate in Kazakhstan. What climate factor explains the extreme difference in summer and winter temperatures? PROXIMITY TO WATER, OR CONTINENTALITY!!

In what zone of latitude is this part of Africa located? Describe the vegetation and climate you see in this picture. Include the LEMPOSA factor or factors that create these conditions. LOW

*Low latitudes- near the equator *Tropical Wet and Dry climate *Savanna- tropical grassland *Elevation- the higher you go, the colder it gets…even at the equator *Highland climate- notice the ice covering parts of Mt. Kilamanjaro Two climates are happening in this picture………………………..

What word best describes the mid-latitude seasonal climate? What characteristics of the Earth create seasonal climate in the mid latitudes? TEMPERATE! Tilt and change in circumference.