GEOG 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Doubling Time, Tropical Rainforest Climate, Biome
3 Sep 2016
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High rates of urbanization parallels population growth through time: countries with rapidly urbanizing populations characterized by rapid doubling time. Greater economic opportunities in urban places = rural to urban migration: u. s. went through this in the 1800s. Rapid growth of megacities: megacities 10 million plus population rapid growth of squatter settlements/slums. Intro: various interrelated environmental factors create regional ecosystems. Central china or south caroline vs. north carolina: humans are integral factors in ecosystems, differences between climate and weather. Climate is predictable and weather is not. Climate is a mixture of precipitation and temperature. Observations on precipitation: equatorial climate very wet (5 north and south of equator (rainforest)) Observations on temperature: warmer towards equator. Observations on vegetation influenced by temperature: hypothetical climate and biome regions. Humid tropical 10 n & s of equator. Polar 60 n & s of equator. Dry 20 n & s of equator.
