tropical monsoon and polar tundra Flashcards
Where is the tropical monsoon?
India and Bangladesh
Near the equator
South America
characteristics of tropical monsoon during winter
winds from North and Northeast. dry winter drought. 19 degrees Celsius
characteristics of tropical monsoon during summer
seasonal reversal of winds. winds come from Southwest. summer is hot wet air from the equation region of Indian ocean. 30 degrees Celsius
how much of the world’s population live in a monsoon area?
60%
A major city in the monsoon area?
Mumbai = live and work
agriculture and uses in the tropical monsoon
- grow rice in nurseries until monsoon then put into flooded fields
- level fields with small mud walls to retain water
- large carbon store
- access to raw materials
where is the polar tundra?
within the arctic circle
65 degrees north
Russia, Canada, Greenland, Siberia
characteristics of polar tundra
- intense cold winters below minus 40 degrees
- snow covered and permanent glacial ice
- low sunlight levels
- low biotic diversity as growing season only 50 days long
threats to the tropical monsoon
- bad monsoons
- cattle ranching
- wildfires
- climate change
population of polar tundra
1.8 million across 8 different countries - less than 4 per km squared most live in North America and Eurasia
who visits the polar tundra?
oil prospectors and Nomadic hunters
what does the polar tundra have?
vast natural resources such as oil and natural gas
threats to the polar tundra region
- climate change
- air pollution
- industrial activity
- invasive species
importance and type of agriculture in Polar Tundra
Tim Meyers farms use artificial environments to thaw ground and get nutrient rich soil.
livestock (pastoral) animals like reindeer and moose
forestry and fishing
