BIOA02H3 Chapter 52: Ecology and Distribution of Life
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Chapter 52: ecology and t he d istr ibut ion of l i fe. Rate at which solar energy arrives on earth"s surface depends primarily on the angle of sunlight. Therefore clouds frequently form on the windward side of the mountains (side facing into the winds) and release moisture as rain or snow. On leeward side (opposite from direction of winds) of mountains, the now-dry air descends, warms and once again picks up moisture: rainshadow the relatively dry area on the leeward side of a mountain range. www. notesolution. com. 52. 3 what is a biome www. notesolution. com: biome a major division of the ecological communities of earth, characterized primarily by distinctive vegetation. Short summers, sun may be above horizon 24 hours a day. Low precipitation; lowland arctic tundra is very wet because water cannot drain down through the permafrost. Plants grow for only a few months each year. More plant growth forms are present in tropical alpine tundra than in arctic tundra vegetation.
