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

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

3. Weather: A Brief Introduction
Warm front
Cold front
Weather extremes
Fig. 6-2
p. 102

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

5. Seasons
Fig. 6-7 p. 106

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

7. Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO
Fig p. 108

8. Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse gases
Fig p. 110

9. Rain Shadow Effect
Microclimates
Fig p. 110

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

11. Biomes: Latitude and Altitude
Fig p. 112
Refer to Fig p. 112

12. Desert Biomes Tropical deserts Temperate deserts Cold deserts
Refer to Fig p. 114

13. 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

14. 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

15. Mountain Biomes
Mimic latitude
Islands of biodiversity