HASS geography

Cards (46)

  • 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