https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f en-us 2023-08-21 19:31:37 UTC 2023-12-13 14:46:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6f8.png danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861465 Tropical Rainforest Biome
Precipitation occurs frequently, but seasonality is possible. Warmth and rain make plant life and decomposition abundant. Tropical rainforest are located between 20 N and S. They have layers of life (vertically), shallow poor soil, and great diversity. ]]> 2023-08-21 19:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861465 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861466 Tundra has average temperatures below 5 C. This area has soil that is frozen for years without thawing below a couple of inches. No trees can be supported, just low plants. The area has low humidity, like a desert. Tundra is located in high latitudes and some high altitudes, even in tropics. ]]> 2023-08-21 19:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861466 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861467 Biome Temperate Deciduous Forest 
Temperate seasonal rainforests have warm summers and cold winters. They have over 1m or 39 inches of precipitation per year. They lie in the region north of the 30 degrees N latitude line. They contain plants like pine, beech, maple, oak, and hickory trees. Animals in this biome include squirrels, black bears, and salamders.]]> 2023-08-21 19:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2667861467 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668780755 Temperate Rainforest
This biome has an average annual temperature between 5 and 20 degrees Celsius. It has a moderate temperature and high precipitation. They are found in narrow areas across the globe. They are between 30 and 40 degrees N and 30 and 40 degrees S latitude. Evergreen trees such as: spruce, redwood, and fir can be found in this biome. A couple animals that live here are grizzlies, elk, moose, deer, otters, badgers, and bald eagles.]]> 2023-08-22 13:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668780755 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668795118 Temperate Grassland
This biome is also known as the cold desert because it has cold, harsh winter and hot, dry summers. Fires are very common here because of the dry, very windy conditions being ignited by lightning. They lie north of the 30 degrees N latitude line. Some plants that are in this biome are a lot of grass, shrubs, and thousands of little plants. Animals that live here are ground squirrels, bison, black bears, wolves, deer, lizards, and rattlesnakes. ]]> 2023-08-22 13:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668795118 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668798385 Savanna
This biome is known for warm temperatures and distinct wet and drey seasons. Most of the rain come during the summer with almost none coming during the winters. Trees drop their leaves here as an adaptation to survive the drought in the winters. They are between 20 degrees N and 20 degrees S latitude. Plants that can be found here are shrubs and isolated tress like acacia and baobab. Lions, zebras, elephants, and giraffes all live here as well.]]> 2023-08-22 13:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668798385 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668808388 Shrubland
This biome is known for hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. There is a 12 month growing season here because of the high temperature and low precipitation in the summer, and colder temperature and higher precipitation in the winter. They are between the 30 and 40 degrees N and 30 and 40 degrees S latitude. Common plants found here are the yucca, scrub oak, and sagebrush. Quail, black-tailed jackrabbits, coyotes, and southern pacific rattlesnakes are just a few animals that live here.]]> 2023-08-22 13:43:29 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668808388 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668813389 Desert
This biome is known for it’s hot temperatures and extremely dry conditions. Rain barely ever falls here leading to sparse vegetation. When rain does fall the landscape is transformed and annual plants grow very quickly during rainfall. They are found around 30 degrees N and 30 degrees S latitude. Some plants found here are cacti, euphorbia plants, and succulent plants. Coyotes, tortoises, camels, and roadrunners are some of the most common animals found here.]]> 2023-08-22 13:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668813389 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668820078 Taiga
This biome, also known as boreal forest, can tolerate cold winters and short growing seasons. It is mad up of mostly coniferous evergreen trees that appear green year round. Plant growth is constrained here more by temperature than precipitation. They are found between 50 degrees N and 60 degrees N. The plants that grow here are mostly just kinds of evergreens like pine, spruce, fir, birch, maple, and aspen. Beavers, brown bears, and wolverines are some animals that live here. ]]> 2023-08-22 13:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2668820078 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823961642 The Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees north passes right over Algeria. The sun is directly above this during the June solstice. It is the farthest north spot this can happen.]]> 2023-12-13 14:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823961642 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823963973 The worst earthquake in the US happened here. This may be because it is on the ring of fire, a circle bordering the Pacific Ocean that has frequent earthquakes because of tectonic plates.  ]]> 2023-12-13 14:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823963973 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823969118 Mt. St. Helen is a volcano that erupted in 1980. Natural disasters like this are density independent factors. Everything around the volcano was destroyed from the lava, so primary succession has to take place.]]> 2023-12-13 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823969118 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823972704 The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia. This is at 23.5 degrees south. It is significant because during the December solstice the sun is directly above this point. This is the farthest south the sun is directly above. ]]> 2023-12-13 14:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823972704 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823977510 The Amazon Rainforest is the most biodiverse place in the entire world. It has many layers of many species because of the large trees. The soil here does not have many nutrients because the nutrients are accumulated in the trees above. There is very high NPP here because of all the species. ]]> 2023-12-13 14:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823977510 danielbirmingham https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823981480 At the Andes Mountain there is a subduction zone. This means two tectonic plates are next to each other. They are moving towards each other and one goes below and the other stays above. The oceanic plate usually goes underneath the continental plate. This can create things like island arcs or volcanic mountain ranges.]]> 2023-12-13 14:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/danielbirmingham/3qx6n2wug21szy5f/wish/2823981480