GEOG 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.0-7.3, 18.0-18.4: Krummholz, Ecotone, Primary Production
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Climate- long term pattern of weather at a place: culmination of the various factors that move energy, air, and water. Classi cation- process of grouping similar items together and separating dissimilar items. Climates are classi ed to let us observe broad patterns and to simplify the communication about characteristics of a region. Koppen climate classi cation lines separating different types of climates and separating different realms of natural vegetation. Ecotone- boundary between vegetation and climate types. Koppen classi cation system categories: a- tropical climates, b- arid climates, c- temperate mid latitude climates, d- harsh mid latitude climates, e- polar climates, acd climates have a second lowercase letter, be have second uppercase letter. Extended koppen classi cation- extended version of land de ned koppen classi cation to encompass similar climatic conditions over the oceans. Biome- number of adjacent ecosystems that together have a distinctive collection of. Ora and fauna, all adapted to regional environmental conditions.
