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Critical Thinking Read, analyze, and give complete answers to these questions.
1. Describe the rain shadow effect and explain how it can alter the climate of the windward and leeward sides of a mountain range. In a rain shadow, air is cooled as it rises and heated as it descends, often producing a wet and dry side because the water-holding capacity of the air is directly related to air temperature 50 2. What effect does living near a large ocean or lake have on average air temperatures? Why? - Explain. The closer you are, the warmer you'll be. Large bodies of water tend to store heat in warm periods and release it in cold periods. This is because the thermal capacity of water is high, meaning it takes a lot of energy to change the temperature of water 3. Complete this summary chart of the land-based ecosystems.
Equilateral, Polar Precipitation or Mid-Latitude (HIGH AND LOW SEASONAL) Mid-Latitude Low (25) Mid-Latitude High
Example Animal and Plant Adaptions conifer trees In the autumn, deciduous trees drop their leaves to minimize water loss. cacti penguins Many grasses are wind pollinated and are wellsuited to the exposed, windy conditions of the grasslands Caribou Voles Black-tailed Jackrabbit Drip-tips on leaves help shed excess water Deer American Black Bear Goats and sheep
Low Low 27
27 ? High
Low 30
Seasonal Seasonal
High
Seasonal
4. For each category of biomes, give a major human impact and list 2 endangered species: a. Deserts Global warming is increasing the incidence of drought, which dries up water holes, kangaroo rat and the desert tortoise b. Grasslands farmlands for growing crops and for rearing cattle, Asian Elephant and the Rothschild Giraffe c. Forests we have been cutting down trees to use them for paper and etc. the Amur leopard, Javan rhinoceros are two endangered forest animals d. Mountains we have blown up mountains/ dug through them as well to look for fossil fuels, coil and maybe oil