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Material created by IZASKUN IBAEZ Teacher at Ander Deuna Ikastola

Climate vs. Climate encompasses Weather the statistics of:

Temperature Humidity Atmospheric pressure Wind Precipitation in a given region over long periods, and is 10/13/12

Our Is divided into different climatic regions. planet And each of those CLIMATES affects each regions
- FAUNA VEGETATIO N - SOIL TYPE Circumstanc es of human

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That is
In the Basque Country we dont have coconut trees or iguanas because our climate is not tropical!

The relationship between climate and fauna and vegetation is not a we have However, oak coincidence!
trees, squirrels etc in our forests. And the leaves color is different In Autumn, unlike in the

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What is a ( or NATURAL HABITAT Biome? TYPE)

The sum of animals and vegetation which develop under the same climatic condictions.
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TROPICAL CLIMATES Tropical WET Tropical MONSOON Tropical WET & DRY

DRY CLIMATES Dry ARID HOT DESERT Dry ARID COLD DESERT Dry semi-arid hot desert Dry semi-arid cold

TEMPERATE CLIMATES Temperate MEDITERRANEAN Temperate HUMID SUBTROPICAL Temperate OCEANIC

CONTINENTAL CLIMATES HUMID Continental COLD Continental Continental SUBARTIC (Boreal or Taiga)

POLAR CLIMATES Polar TUNDRA Polar ICE CAP

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Each of the climates determines a biome

CLIMATE

The BIOME we will find in a place with that climate TROPICAL FOREST TROPICAL FOREST GRASSLAND (SAVANNA) DESERT (HOT DESERT) DESERT (COLD DESERT) GRASSLAND GRASSLAND (STEPPE) GRASSLAND (CHAPARRAL) DECIDUOUS FOREST or GRASSLAND DECIDUOUS FOREST DECIDUOUS FOREST or GRASSLAND GRASSLND (STEPPE) TAIGA TUNDRA ICE CAP

For example: In a territory with a tropical wet climate, we will find a tropical 10/13/12

Tropical WET Tropical MONSOON Tropical WET & DRY Dry ARID HOT DESERT Dry ARID COLD DESERT Dry SEMI-ARID HOT Dry SEMI-ARID COLD Temperate MEDITERRANEAN Temperate HUMID SUBTROPICAL Temperate OCEANIC HUMID Continental COLD Continental Continental SUBARTIC Polar TUNDRA Polar ICE CAP

CLIMATE TROPICAL WET

BIOME TROPICAL FOREST PHILIPPIN ES

AMAZON AS

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AFRI CA

GHAN A

CLIMATE TROPICAL MONSOON INDI A

BIOME TROPICAL FOREST

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CLIMATE TROPICAL WET & DRY

BIOME GRASSLAND (SAVANNA) Australian Savanna

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African

CLIMATE DRY ARID HOT DESERT ARAB IA

BIOME DESERT (HOT DESERT) CHIHUAH UA

SAHA RA

KALAH ARI

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CLIMATE DRY ARID COLD DESERT ATACA MA

BIOME DESERT (COLD DESERT) GO BI

GREAT BASIN

IRANIAN DESERT

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CLIMATE DRY SEMI-ARID HOT

BIOME GRASSLAND SAHEL (AFRICA)

SAH EL

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The Sahel is a clear example of a semi-arid hot zone: a transition zone between a deser and a savanna

CLIMATE DRY SEMI-ARID COLD KAZAKHS TAN

BIOME GRASSLAND (STEPPE) RUSS IA

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MONGO LIA

PATAGO NIA

CLIMATE TEMPERATE MEDITERRANEAN

BIOME GRASSLAND (CHAPARRAL)

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CLIMATE TEMPERATE HUMID SUBTROPICAL US A

BIOME DECIDUOUS FOREST or GRASSLAND ARGENTI NA

US A

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ARGENTI

CLIMATE TEMPERATE OCEANIC

BIOME DECIDUOUS FOREST

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CLIMATE HUMID CONTINENTAL IOW A

BIOME DECIDUOUS FOREST or GRASSLAND WISCON SIN

Grassland in the driest part

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CLIMATE COLD CONTINENTAL

BIOME GRASSLAND CANA DA

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CLIMATE CONTINENTAL SUBARTIC (BOREAL or TAIGA)

BIOME TAIGA

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CLIMATE POLAR TUNDRA

BIOME TUNDRA

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CLIMATE POLAR ICE CAP GREENLA ND

BIOME ICE CAP

ICELAN D

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PATAGO

THEN IS SAVANNA A BIOME? SAVANNA is a type of GRASSLAND.

Some consider GRASSLANDS as a MAJOR BIOME and its varieties as SUB-BIOMES and others consider each of the varieties a different BIOME. But WHY? Because each of the VARIETIES of GRASSLANDS occurs under DIFFERENT CLIMATIC CONDITIONS and we said that Biomes where The sum of animals and vegetation

GRASSLANDS
Mid Asia

SAVANNA
Africa Australia India

PRAIRIE CHAPARRA STEPPE PAMPA which develop under the same climatic conditions. L
USA Mediterranean areas

Argentina

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- Temperate - Cold Humid Continental Continental Dry Mediterranean subtropical semiarid - Dry

TROPICAL FOREST

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TROPICAL (WET) TROPICAL (Monsoon)

CLIMATE

It rains all the year. There are no seasons.

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LOCATION

NEAR THE EQUATOR South America, western Africa & Southeast Asia

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SOIL

POOR The rain takes all the soils nutrients. Low fertility for agriculture

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FAUNA
PLANET MOST SPECIES IN THE Jaguars, pumas, monkeys, toucans, frogs, iguanas, butterflies, snakes, exotic birds

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VEGETATION

MOST SPECIES IN THE PLANET Lianas, epiphytes, bromeliads, mangroves, coconut tree

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SAVANNA

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SAVANNA is a variety of GRASSLANDS

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GRASSLAND VARIETIES: PRAIRIES, STEPPES, PAMPAS, CHAPARRAL and SAVANNA

PRAIRIES in North America, PAMPA in Argentima and STEPPE in mid Asia.

SAVAN NA

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CHAPARR AL

Tropical wet & dry

Only 2 seasons: A rainy and hot one A dry and warm one (the fires season)

CLIMATE OF THE SAVANNA

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LOCATION

North and south of the Equator, between trop. Forest and desert.

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SOIL
Only a thin layer of humus, which provides vegetation with nutrients. FERRUGINOUS (it has iron red colour)
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BIG ANNIMALS

FAUNA

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VEGETATION
Baoba b

Acacia Gra ss

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Baoba b

DESERT
HOT (main precipitation: rain) COLD (main precipitations: snow and fog)

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CLIMATE
DRY CLIMATE ARID HOT DESERT

DRY CLIMATE ARID COLD 10/13/12 DESERT

LOCATION
Near the tropics

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SOIL
HARD and DRY . INFERTILE. SANDY or ROCKY .

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FAUNA
Nocturnal and many underground animals (Insects, reptiles, arachnids, birds, mammals

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VEGETATION
Precipitation is too low to substain vegetation

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DECIDUOUS FOREST (temperate forest)

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CLIMATE
TEMPERATE/MODERATE (The mid latitudes) Oceanic and humid subtropical.. (4 seasons. Temperatures are not extreme)

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LOCATION
Europe / Eastern USA , Australia, China / Japan

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SOIL
RICH and good for agriculture

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FAUNA

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Eagles, squirrels, bears, elks, deers, coyotes

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American buffalos, beavers, raccoons, skunks, birds, foxes, wolves

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VEGETATION
BROAD LEAF TREES: Oak, Beech, Maple, Elm, Willow

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OAK

BEECH

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TAIGA (Boreal forests)

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CLIMATE
COLD / CONTINENTAL (Boreal-Taiga)

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LOCATION
North America, Eurasia

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PERMAFROST (with a light ice layer visible or underneath) PODZOL (with a layer of ash and reddish
due to oxid and iron)

SOIL

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Elks, deers, beavers, woodpeckers, hawks, bears, lynx, foxes, wolves, bats

FAUNA

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VEGETATION
Cold-tolerant evergreen conifers with needle-like leaves: PINE, FIR and SPRUCE

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TUNDRA

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CLIMATE
POLAR (Tundra)

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LOCATION

Near the North Pole

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SOIL
PERMAFROST

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FAUNA
Migratory birds, mammals (caribou, squirrels, artic foxes, wolves, polar bears)

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VEGETATION
Lichens (plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus)

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