Distributation and climates of tropical ecosystems

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  • Created by: maria278b
  • Created on: 15-05-17 11:25

Geography Revision

Location of ecosystems:

Tropical rainforest: 10 degrees north and south of the equator

Tropical desert: 15-30 degrees north and south of the equator

Tropical grasslands: 5-20 degrees north and south of the equator

 

Tropical rainforest climate:

  • High temperatures, around 25 degrees throughout the year. Low annual rainfall

  • Days are consistently 12 hours due to the overhead sun

  • High annual rainfall- 1800-2800 per year

  1. The overhead sun always remains high in the sky around the equator for 12 hours a day

  2. This explains the high monthly temps which rarely vary

  3. Rainfall is persistent. This is due to the north east and south east trade winds meeting at an area known as the itcz

  4. At itcz, warm air rises upwards into the atmosphere. As the warm humid air rises, it expands and cools, reaching its dew point. Condensation of water vapour commences and cumulonimbus clouds form. It then

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