APES CHAPTER 6

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Due Date: ______________________________

KEY TERMS

1. biome

2. climate

3. ENSO

4. front

5. greenhouse effect

6. greenhouse gases

7. hurricane

8. rain shadow effect

9. tornado

10. weather

OBJECTIVES

1. Distinguish between weather and climate.

2. Create a concept map about climate and its effect. (Fig 6-5)

3. Describe four different factors that contribute to global air-circulation patterns.

4. Describe how ocean currents generally redistribute heat.

5. Describe an upwelling and how it might be affected by an El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

6. State the significance of the natural greenhouse effect.

7. Describe the general effects of the following microclimates: windward and leeward sides of a mountain, forests, and cities.

8. Describe how climate affects the distribution of plant life on Earth.

9. Draw connections between biomes and the following plants, which are particularly adapted for different biomes: succulent plants, broadleaf evergreen plants, broadleaf deciduous plants, and coniferous evergreen plants.

10. Compare the climate and adaptations of plants and animals in deserts, grasslands, and forests.

11. Compare the biodiversity and stratification in the three major kinds of forests.

12. Describe how a mountain ecosystem is like an “island of biodiversity.”

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