1. Submitted by: Anna Mikhaela R. David
Biomes and Climates I
Submitted by: Anna Mikhaela R. David

2. What is a biome?
Major regional group
Communities at steady stable state
Terrestrial and aquatic biomes
Often given local names

3. Latitude classifications
Major climate influencing factor
Correlation between distribution of climates with latitude
Humidity
Biodiversity increases away from the poles towards the
equator.

4. Latitude classification
Arctic or subarctic area
Humid type: Tundra
nsidc.org
Subarctic and boreal area
Humid type: taiga or boreal forests
borealforests.com
Temperate cold
Humid type: temperate broad leaf and mixed forests and
Temperate coniferous forest.
alanbetts.com

5. Temperate warm or sub-tropical
Humid: subtropical moist broad leaf forest
Semi-humid: tropic and subtropical dry broadleaf forests

6. Humid area: tropical rain forests
Semi humid area: tropical coniferous forests
Semi-arid area: tropical grasslands and savannas
Arid area: deserts and shrublands
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7. Climate zones and biomes
Major factors that influence climate
Same type of climate zone can be found in similar latitudes and in similar positions.
Continental climates
Southern hemisphere

8. Köppen classification system
Based on temperature, the amount of precipitation, and time of the year when precipitation occurs.
Köppen climate classification

10. Influence of convection cells

11. Formation of specialized biomes
Rain shadow effect
Dry area
Mountainous area blocks the passage of rain

13. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_shadow#
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