natural vegetation: climate's effect on vegetation
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'O' level GeographyTRANSCRIPT
How climate influences vegetation growth
(pp. 154-155)
23.5º N
23.5º S
66.5º N
66.5º SAntarcticCircle
(not shown)
What latitudes tell us
1. How much of the sun's heatthey get generally
(temperature)2. How much rainfall they get
(precipitation)
Because there are different types of climate
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Precipitation
TemperatureRAIN
because of
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Precipitation influences the type of vegetation you find in a place because...
Plants
need
water.
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Most trees need more water than plants to grow.
Rate of precipitation is at least
1000 mm/year.
Tree = 木Many trees = 林
Even more trees = 森林 (forest) 200-1000mm/yr: grasslands
250mm/yr or less (!!): desert/tundra
What if it's less?
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Most trees need more water than plants to grow.
200-1000mm/yr: grasslands
250mm/yr or less (!!): desert or tundra
Because there are different types of climate
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Precipitation
Temperature
because of
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Whiteboard work
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Let's do Questions 1d) together.Do 2a) yourself.
And we'll write half of 2b)i) together.
Why are there different types of vegetation?
Homework: Complete 1d) to 2b)i).
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