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Social Studies. Chapter 2 Section 4 How Climate Affects Vegetation. Vegetation. Plants that grow in a region. Tundra. An area of cold climate and low-lying vegetation. C anopy. The layer formed by the uppermost branches of a rain forest. Savanna.

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  1. Social Studies Chapter 2 Section 4 How Climate Affects Vegetation

  2. Vegetation Plants that grow in a region

  3. Tundra An area of cold climate and low-lying vegetation

  4. Canopy The layer formed by the uppermost branches of a rain forest

  5. Savanna A combination of grasslands and scattered trees

  6. Desert Scrub Desert vegetation that needs little water

  7. Deciduous Trees Trees that lose their leaves seasonally

  8. Coniferous Trees Trees that produce cones to carry seeds

  9. Climate and Vegetation 5 Types of Climate • Tropical • Dry • Temperate marine • Temperate continental • Polar

  10. Tropical Climates TROPICAL WET CLIMATE TROPICAL DRY CLIMATE Very hot summers Mild winter Very little rain Little to no vegetation Plants need almost no water to survive • Year-round rainfall • Tropical Rainforest • Rainy and Dry season • Grasslands and scattered trees

  11. Temperate Marine Climate • Found in middle latitudes, near coastlines • Mild winters • 3 types: Mediterranean, marine west coast, and humid subtropical

  12. Temperate Continental Climate • Climate supports grasslands and forests • In a humid continental climate-summer temps are hot and winters are cold • Subarctic climate regions-drier, cool summers, cold winters

  13. Polar Climate • Cold all year round • Short and cool summers • Long and COLD winters • Covered in ice • No vegetation grows here

  14. Earth’s Vegetation Regions • Tropical Rain Forest-thousands of plants grow because of intense sunlight, warmth, and rain • Tropical Savanna- tropical area with winter dry seasons or limited rainfall • Desert-no vegetation at all or plants that need very little water to survive • Desert Scrub-a little more rain occurs; plants need little water

  15. Earth’s Vegetation Regions 5. Mediterranean Vegetation-grasses, shrubs, low trees; warm and dry summers 6. Temperate Grassland-vast grassland; prairie 7. Deciduous Forest-trees that lose their leaves 8. Coniferous Forest-produce cones to carry seeds 9. Tundra-cold climate, low-lying vegetation 10. Highland-depends on elevation 11. Ice Cap/Pack Ice-thick ice, cold, no vegetation

  16. Where in the WORLD are these regions? Look at page 53 in textbook • What is most of Australia? • What states are considered to be coniferous forest in the US? • What is Florida? • What is North Africa? • What is Europe? • What is Antarctica?

  17. Vertical Climate Zones • Elevation-the height of mountains • Air becomes cooler as elevation increases • Harder to breathe-less oxygen • As you get higher, the plants and vegetation decrease until nothing grows at the top (the peak of mountain)

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