Chapter 4: Climate and Biomes Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. For example: Ecosystem service - you should what they are, be able to name several types and describe how we benefit from those services. 1.Climate 2. El Nino-Southern Oscillation 3. Epiphytes 4. Troposphere (ENSO) 5. Tropical Seasonal Forest & 6. Stratosphere 7. Rain Shadow Effect 8.savannah 9. Albedo 10. Leeward 11. Subtropical Deserts 12. Saturation Point 13. Windward 14. Littoral Zone 15. Adiabatic Cooling 16. Biomes 17. Limnetic Zone 18. Adiabatic Heating 19. Tundra 20. Profundal Zone 21. Latent Heat Release 22. Permafrost 23. Benthic Zone 24. Convection Cells 25. Boreal Forest 26. Freshwater Wetlands 27. Hadley Cell 28. Temperate Rainforest 29. Salt Marsh 30. Polar Cell 31. Temperate Seasonal Forest 32. Estuary 33. Intertropical Convergence 34. Shrubland (Chaparral) 35. Mangrove Swamps Zone (ITCZ) 37. Temperate Grassland/Cold 38. Intertidal Zone 36. Coriolis Effect 40.Desert 41. Coral Reefs 39. Gyres 43. Tropical Rainforests 44. Coral Bleaching 42. Upwelling 46. Canopy 47. Photic Zone 45. Thermohaline Circulation 48. Emergent Layer 49. Aphotic Zone Understory (subcanopy) Reading Outline Floods, Droughts and Famines What were the environmental impacts of the flooding in Kenya? What happened in Northern Kenya at the same time? When (and why) does Kenya usually experience heavy rainfall? Do you think events like this will become more common, less common or stay the same in the future? Global processes determine weather and climate What is the difference between weather and climate. Define each one and give 2 examples of each. List the 5 major processes that drive climate on earth.
Chapter 4: Climate and Biomes Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. For example: Ecosystem service - you should what they are, be able to name several types and describe how we benefit from those services. 1.Climate 4. Troposphere 6. Stratosphere 9. Albedo 12. Saturation Point 15. Adiabatic Cooling 18. Adiabatic Heating 21. Latent Heat Release 24. Convection Cells 27. Hadley Cell 30. Polar Cell 33. Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) 36. Coriolis Effect 39. Gyres 42. Upwelling 45. Thermohaline Circulation 2. El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) 7. Rain Shadow Effect 10. Leeward 13. Windward 16. Biomes 19. Tundra 22. Permafrost 25. Boreal Forest 28. Temperate Rainforest 31. Temperate Seasonal Forest 34. Shrubland (Chaparral) 37. Temperate Grassland/Cold 40.Desert 43. Tropical Rainforests 46. Canopy 48. Emergent Layer Understory (subcanopy) 3. Epiphytes 5. Tropical Seasonal Forest & 8.savannah 11. Subtropical Deserts 14. Littoral Zone 17. Limnetic Zone 20. Profundal Zone 23. Benthic Zone 26. Freshwater Wetlands 29. Salt Marsh 32. Estuary 35. Mangrove Swamps 38. Intertidal Zone 41. Coral Reefs 44. Coral Bleaching 47. Photic Zone 49. Aphotic Zone Reading Outline Floods, Droughts and Famines What were the environmental impacts of the flooding in Kenya? What happened in Northern Kenya at the same time? When (and why) does Kenya usually experience heavy rainfall? Do you think events like this will become more common, less common or stay the same in the future? Global processes determine weather and climate What is the difference between weather and climate. Define each one and give 2 examples of each. List the 5 major processes that drive climate on earth.
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