1. 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

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

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

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

5. Seasons
Fig. 6-8 p. 116

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

7. Short-Term Climate Changes: ENSO
Fig p. 119

8. Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse gases
Fig p. 121

9. Rain Shadow Effect
Microclimates
Fig p. 122

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

11. Biomes: Latitude and Altitude
Fig p. 124
Refer to Fig p. 123

12. Desert Biomes Tropical deserts Temperate deserts Cold deserts
Refer to Fig p. 127

13. 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

14. 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

15. Mountain Biomes
Mimic latitude
Snow line
Islands of biodiversity