WORLD LANDSCAPES

HOT CLIMATES

RAINFOREST SAVANNAH DESERTS

LOCATION Near the Equator Between the Equator and the Tropics Near the TropicsTEMPERATURES Always hot: average T. is around 27⁰C Always High Hot and Cold deserts

PRECIPITATION Abundant: + 2000 mm (regular) Abundant: between 500 & 2000mm. 2 Seasons: rainy & dry

No more 250mm

LANDSCAPE Rainforest: dense & green Savannah or grassland Sandy, stony and rocky desertsLIFE Many different species Many herbibores and carnivores. Tall grass Some species have adapted

HUMAN ACTIVITY Almost uninhabited: some native People live close rives & work in agriculture Almost uninhabited: Nomads.

TEMPERATE CLIMATES

MEDITERRANEAN CONTINENTAL OCEANICLOCATION Around mediterranean sea In Temperate zones in the northern

hemisphereOn the west coasts of temperate zones

TEMPERATURES High in summer-mild in winter Vary greatly. MildPRECIPITATION Not abundant: spring and autumn In summers: wetter on the coast than inland Abundant and regular

LANDSCAPE Medidterranean forests Coniferous forests or Taigas (prairies and steppes)

Deciduous forests & meadow

LIFE Holm oaks & pine trees. Shrubs Bears , Reindeers and small mammals Changed a lot because humans

HUMAN ACTIVITY Wheat fields, olive and fruits trees. People grow food and raise livestock in prairies

Densely populated

COLD CLIMATES

POLAR ALPINELOCATION Between the polar circles and the poles. In the highest mountain ranges.TEMPERATURES Winters: -20⁰C/-50⁰C summers: 10⁰C Low in winter & cool in summer. (change with altitude)

PRECIPITATION Around: 300mm (snow) Abundant precipitation (snow in Winter) (change with altitude)

LANDSCAPE Tundra Vegetation changes with altitude because temperaturas & precipitat.

LIFE Few animals, such as seals & penguins Change from the sunny slopes to the shady slopes & with altitude

HUMAN ACTIVITY Small groups of Sami & Inuits live in the Artic region. In hot climates mountains are densely populated.

HOT CLIMATES

RAINFOREST

LOCATION Near the Equator

TEMPERATURES Always hot: average T. is around 27⁰C

PRECIPITATION Abundant: + 2000 mm (regular)

LANDSCAPE Rainforest: dense & green

LIFE Many different species

HUMAN ACTIVITY Almost uninhabited: some native

HOT CLIMATES

SAVANNAH

LOCATION Between the Equator and the Tropics

TEMPERATURES Always High

PRECIPITATION Abundant: between 500 & 2000mm. 2 Seasons: rainy & dry

LANDSCAPE Savannah or grassland

LIFE Many herbibores and carnivores. Tall grass

HUMAN ACTIVITY People live close rives & work in agriculture

HOT CLIMATESDESERTS

LOCATION NEAR THE TROPICS

TEMPERATURES HOT AND COLD DESERTS

PRECIPITATION NO MORE THAN 250mm

LANDSCAPE SANDY, STONY AND ROCKY DESERTS

LIFE SOME SPECIES HAVE ADAPTED

HUMAN ACTIVITY ALMOST UNINHABITED: NOMADS

TEMPERATE CLIMATES

MEDITERRANEAN

LOCATION Around mediterranean sea

TEMPERATURES High in summer-mild in winter

PRECIPITATION Not abundant: spring and autumn

LANDSCAPE Medidterranean forests

LIFE Holm oaks & pine trees. Shrubs

HUMAN ACTIVITY Wheat fields, olive and fruits trees.

TEMPERATE CLIMATESCONTINENTAL

LOCATION In Temperate zones in the northern hemisphere

TEMPERATURES Vary greatly.

PRECIPITATION In summers: wetter on the coast than inland

LANDSCAPE Coniferous forests or Taigas (prairies and steppes)

LIFE Bears , Reindeers and small mammals

HUMAN ACTIVITY People grow food and raise livestock in prairies

TEMPERATE CLIMATES

OCEANIC

LOCATION On the west coasts of temperate zones

TEMPERATURES Mild because of the proximity of the ocean

PRECIPITATION Abundant and regular

LANDSCAPE Deciduous forests & meadow

LIFE Changed a lot because humans

HUMAN ACTIVITY Densely populated

COLD CLIMATES

POLAR

LOCATION Between the polar circles and the poles.

TEMPERATURES Winters: -20⁰C/-50⁰C summers: 10⁰C

PRECIPITATION Around: 300mm (snow)

LANDSCAPE Tundra

LIFE Few animals, such as seals & penguins

HUMAN ACTIVITY Small groups of Sami & Inuits live in the Artic region.

COLD CLIMATES

ALPINE

LOCATION In the highest mountain ranges.

TEMPERATURES Low in winter & cool in summer. (change with altitude)

PRECIPITATION Abundant precipitation (snow in Winter) (change with altitude)

LANDSCAPE Vegetation changes with altitude because temperaturas & precipitat.

LIFE Change from the sunny slopes to the shady slopes & with altitude

HUMAN ACTIVITY In hot climates mountains are densely populated.