HASS geography

• Temperate forests are affected by great mountain barriers
• Rain can result in soil water deficits
• Humans mainly don't live in tundras
• Tundra


  Extreme cold biome used for research
• Pollution is affecting global warming, causing ice in tundras to melt
• Oil reserves in the Arctic are a major impact of human activity in tundras
• Oil and gas industries have led to pollution in the tundra
• Grassland


  Moderate weather allows people to live there
• People survive in grasslands by hunting for food
• Overhunting and overfishing break the harmony between plants and animals
• Aquatic biomes


  Used for human activities but affected by pollution
• Pollution from humans has caused marine life to slowly die
• LARDOG factors affecting climate

  • Latitude
  • Altitude
  • Prevailing winds
  • Distance from the sea
  • Ocean currents
  • Great mountain barriers
• Latitude

  How far you are from the equator
• Altitude


  How high you are above sea level
• Higher altitudes are colder than lower ones
• Prevailing winds


  The direction from which the wind usually blows
• Places near the sea usually have milder climates with smaller temperature ranges
• Places far from the sea have more extreme temperatures
• Ocean currents can warm or cool the climate of coastal areas
• Mountains can block wind and rain, affecting the climate on either side
• Great mountain barriers can affect the distribution of deserts
• Tundra latitude can affect its distribution
• Grasslands are affected by great mountain barriers due to lack of rain
• Rainforest


  Have plants and animals like ferns, orchids, and rubber trees
• Rainforests have temperatures of 20°C to 30°C and rainfall of 600 cm
• Rainforests are located in Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia
• Biome


  An area of plants and animals suited to that place because of its climate and natural features
• Different terrestrial and aquatic biomes in Australia

  • Desert
  • Marine
  • Grasslands
  • Tropical forest
  • Temperate forest
  • Coral reefs
• Climate


  The weather pattern that happens over a long period in an area of the earth
• Biomes are regions showing similar temperature, elevation, humidity, precipitation, wind, and other rainfall patterns
• Climate affects biomes


  It is a major factor in determining types of life that live in a particular biome
• Tundra description


  Made up of plants and animals like small shrubs, polar bears, and seals
• The soil in a tundra is called permafrost
• Tundras have temperatures of -5°C to 10°C with a rainfall of 30-50 cm
• Tundras are located in Canada, Russia, and Greenland
• Desert description


  Has animals and plants like cacti, camels, and lizards
• Soils aren't very fertile in a desert because it's so dry
• Deserts have temperatures of 10°C to 35°C with a rainfall of less than 25 cm
• Deserts are located in every continent but Europe