Geography PPE Revision

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Tropical Rainforest

- centered along the equator

- hot all year round (25 - 30)

- Very high rainfall (+200mm/year)

- Tall trees form canopies, variety of species

- Greatest range of different species, most live in canopy area

Tropical Grasslands

- Between latitudes 5 - 30 (north and south of equator)

- wet + dry seasons (500 - 1500mm of rain per year)

- Grasslands with widely spaced trees

- Large hoofed herbivores and carnivores dominate

Hot Desert

- Found along the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

- Hot by day (+30) and cold by night

- Very low rainfall (<300mm per year)

- Lack of plants and few species which are adapted to the droughts

- Many animals are nocturnal except for camels

Temperate Forest

- Between latitudes 40 and 60 (north of equator)

- Warm summers, mild winters (5 - 20)

- Mid rainfall (500 - 1500mm per year)

- mainly deciduous trees, variety of species

- Animals adapted to both warmer and colder climates, some migrate

Tundra

- North and south of equator

- Cold winters and cool summers (<10)

- Low rainfall (<500mm per year)

- Small plants grow close to the ground and only in summer

- Low biodiversity, most animals found along coast

Coral Reefs

- South of equator

- warm water all year round (18)

- wet + dry seasons (rainfall varies)

- smal range of plant life (algae, see grass)

- dominated by polyps and diverse fish species

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