11:375:101 Lecture 8: Climate & Biodiversity
30 Jan 2019
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Months with little to no rainfall, and months with rainfall. Herded large animals that can capture the space of the grasslands. Organisms that can consume and prey on those animals; lions tigers. Humans have an impact on this biome. Movement of water for human needs that might sacrifice an animal"s water. Weather impacts us on a day to day basis. Climate is a pattern over many years. Area"s general pattern of atmospheric conditions over decades and longer. Global winds and ocean currents distribute heat and precipitation unevenly between tropics and the rest of the world resulting in different climate zones and biomes. Has to do with the shape of the earth. At the equator, there is direct solar energy. The heat transfer is more dissipated near the poles. Air movement is deflected toward the east. Uneven heating of the earth"s surface by sun. Rotation of the earth on its axis.
