Global ecosystems

Question 1

Global ecosystems Tundra

Answer 1

Tundra- Found at high latittudes in Northern Europe and Canda. WInters are cold, summers are brief, little rainfall. Hardly any trees- vegetation is mosses and grasses. Layer of permafrost

Question 2

Grassland

Answer 2

Two types of grassland- savannah grasslands found between tropics, have distinct dry and wet seasons, rainfall low, most vegetation is grasses, few scattered trees. Temperate grasslands are found at higher latitudes, more variation in temperatures and less rainfall, no trees just grasses

Question 3

Borreal Forest

Answer 3

Found between 50-60 degrees North. WInters cold and dry and summer mild and moist. trees are coniferous, evergreen and have needles

Question 4

Temperate decidiouis forest

Answer 4

found mainly in mid latitudes where there a re four distinct seasons. Summers are warm wintersd a mild and rainfall all year round. Decidious trees lose their leaves in winter to cope with colder werather

Question 5

Tropical rainforests

Answer 5

Found between equator, hot and wet all year round. rainfall is high. its hot because suns energy is more intense near equator because it is overhead all year round.
Most trees are evergereeen
Area of lush forest
SOil isnt fertile because heavy rain washes nutreints away
MAny indgeinous people have ataped to life in rainforests

Question 6

HOt desert

Answer 6

Found between 15 degrees abd 35 degrees north and south of equator, little rainfall jot during day and cold during night. shrubs and cati are sparsley disrubuted