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The Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems

Factors That Influence Climate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Sun ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Sun ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satellite Image of Antarctic Ozone Hole Antarctica South America The “hole”

Physical Factors that Affect Climate ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Curvature and Tilt ,[object Object]

Earth’s Curvature, Tilt Make Seasons & Climate Short days; Long nights; Winter Long days; Short nights; Summer Reversed when on other side of Sun

Air Currents and Climatic Regions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Air Currents and Climatic Regions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ocean Currents ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ocean Circulation Patterns: Gyres N. Pacific Gyre S. Pacific Gyre N. Atlantic Gyre S. Atlantic Gyre

Continents and Mountains ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Continents and Mountains ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Effects of Elevation on Temperature Low ( Altitude) High Equatorial (Latitude) Polar

The Sierra Nevada Rain Shadow West East 100 50 0 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Average Annual Precipitation (cm) Altitude (m) 150

Conditions Required for Life ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Is Life on Land Distributed? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Terrestrial Biomes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rainfall & Temp. Affect Biome Distribution High ( Temperature) Low Dry (Rainfall) Wet

Tropical Rain Forest Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tropical Deciduous Forest ,[object Object],[object Object]

The African Savanna ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Desert Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Chaparral Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grasslands ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shortgrass Prairie Sagebrush Desert or Shortgrass Prairie

The Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Temperate Rain Forest Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Taiga (or Northern Coniferous Forest) Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Tundra Biome ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Survey of Aquatic Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Freshwater Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Lake Life Zones ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Littoral Zone Limnetic Zone Profundal Zone

Marine ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Ocean Life Zones ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Near-Shore Ecosystems Estuaries: where rivers meet the ocean Kelp beds: in photic zone

Coral Reefs & Open Ocean ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hydrothermal Vent Communities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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