celsius. They also have very little seasonal variation in temperature or day length‚ which is very favorable for plant growth. The tropical rainforest’s temperature ranges from 20 to 25 degrees celsius and they have more than 250 centimeters of annual rainfall. The main climate control of the tropical rainforests are latitude. They are mainly located around the belt at the equator‚ in the Amazon basin in South America‚ the Congo basin and other lowland regions in Africa‚ and they are both on the mainland
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For this paper‚ I decided to study a tropical climate‚ Af‚ which is associated with the Tropical Rain Forest climate and biome. This climate and its associated biome is mostly located near the equator and between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Some specific places this biome and climate exist is in Central America‚ South America‚ Africa and the Indonesian archipelago. The two largest rain forests are The Amazon in South America and in central Africa centered on the drainage basin of the Congo
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Plants Desert Baobab Tree The baobab tree is the iconic tree of the African Sahara. It is readily recognized by its enormous trunk and‚ by comparison‚ scrawny stems and twigs. It is the source of many legends among the tribes of the area‚ and is also a rich source of traditional medicine. In a land where rainfall is limited and it is rare to find even tiny bushes‚ the gigantic baobab tree thrives. It is able to do so due to a number of unique adaptations that it has perfected over the course
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considered the world’s driest desert because the extreme cold freezes water vapour out of the air. Annual snowfall on the polar plateau is equivalent to less than 5 cm of rain. A desert is defined as an area of low and irregular rainfall‚ no permanent surface water and no substantial vegetation. Yes‚ because there is very little rainfall or moisture in the air‚ because most of the water stays frozen. Almost the whole continent is Desert‚ the largest contiguous desert on earth‚ and one of the dryest
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Swamps or Wetlands Biome Swampland is the most common type of wetland biome you will find. Most people see wetlands as not important or as a nuisance. In a wetland biome the water is always going to be standing still. You will find them in many low lying areas. It is common for them to be very close to lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They may have water in them all the time or only during particular times of the year. Plant matter is released into freshwater biomes from a wetland biome. The importance
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been decades since I last visited the Gobi Desert. Back in then‚ I was still a secondary student who was amazed by this Asia "endless sea". Time flies‚ I am now studying the mysterious Gobi Desert as a geologist. By comparing my research data collected recently with my previous knowledge and memories about the desert‚ I am shocked by its external and internal change. Stretching from South Mongolia to China‚ Gobi Desert is the world fifth-largest desert. With wonders like the Silk Road‚ the remote
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thousands of Chicagoans live in what’s known as a food desert. A food desert is in an area of focus that is short on access to fresh meat and produce. These areas are usually over populated with packaged and processed foods‚ which are not always healthy. They also have a significant amount junk that you can easily find in convenience stores and fast food restaurants. What exactly qualifies a neighborhood to be part of a food desert? Food deserts usually have a bunch of blocks without a corner grocery
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Biomes‚ every single spices lives in one. Biomes are large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat. They can be found over range of continents and have common characteristics with plants and animals. There are many types of Biomes on earth. BIomes are distinct from habitats‚ because any biome can comprise a variety of habitats. In our lab we had figure out the major components in a biome. For example‚ like the weather‚ what animals live in it‚ plant life‚ etc… And
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Surviving on a Desert Island Sometimes when I am daydreaming‚ I think about far off places‚ such as the beautiful uninhabited islands in the South Pacific. I imagine myself being shipwrecked on one of these islands‚ the way actor Tom Hanks was in Castaway. Probably I’ll never be stranded on a desert island‚ but if I were‚ I would like to have three things with me: Machete‚ Fishing Line‚ and A lighter The first thing that I would like to have is a machete. A machete will help cut
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Food Deserts There is growing trend of cities across the United States that do not have access to food such as places in Buffalo‚ Baltimore‚ or Detroit. According to the USDA‚ a food desert is to qualify as a “low-access community‚” at least 500 people and/or at least 33 percent of the census tract ’s population must reside more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store (for rural census tracts‚ the distance is more than 10 miles). You can even look up a food desert locater
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