GEOG 5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Climax Community, Papaver, Cable Logging
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Clouds or boats: in distance clouds touched boats. Eclipse moon: roundness of earth as it covered the moon. North star: started to rise as you went north. Biomes: plants and animals that share the same area. High latitudes like in n. america and siberia. And on top of mountains like in the andes in south america and. Below freezing temperatures for 7 months a year. Very dry areas with little rain: plant adaptations: Perennial (lives for more than one year) No trees can establish, so left with short plants. No fire hazard: california: yes, sierra nevada, conservation status: ok. Polar bears dying because of global warming. Permaforest is melting which is causing lakes and vegetations to grow and cause carbon emissions. North amer, n. europe, asia: why: Ground not frozen year round, less than 7 months, so trees survive: plant adaptations: Conifers: cone bearing plants, which have needles. Adapted to fire: cones won"t open unless there"s a fire.