| Tropical Rain forest (New Guinea) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
27 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
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| Ppt cm |
28 |
27 |
33 |
28 |
28 |
21 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
11 |
17 |
27 |
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| Taiga
(Alaska, Anchorage) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
-11 |
-8 |
-4 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
-2 |
-6 |
-10 |
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| Ppt cm |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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| Tundra
(Alaska, Barrow) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
-26 |
-28 |
-26 |
-20 |
-8 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
-2 |
-10 |
-18 |
-24 |
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| Ppt cm |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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| Grassland
(Kansas) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
-2 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
22 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
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| Ppt cm |
3 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
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| Desert
(Nevada) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
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| Ppt cm |
3 |
3 |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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| Chaparral(Southern
Calif) |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
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| Temp C |
12 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
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| Ppt cm |
9 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
6 |
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| Questions: |
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| 1. Identify the biome with the loweset average
temperatures_____________, the most
regular rainfall |
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| 2. Compare the tundra (Barrow,AK) with the
Nevada biome. How are they
similar? How are they different? |
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| 3.
Using your biome summaries: |
and the climatogram data answer the
following: |
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| a. How are plants adapted to the Tundra? |
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| b. How does ppt and Temp effect the diversity
of plants and animals in the Grassland biome? |
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