1. The Biosphere
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2. The biosphere- is the sum of all the Earth’s Ecosystems
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3. Biosphere Biome Ecosystem Community Population Organism
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4. What’s the difference between a community and Ecosystem?
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5. Ecosystem- composed of living communities and nonliving physical and chemical factors
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6. Biotic factors- all organisms
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7. Abiotic Factors- things that influence the biosphere that are not or have never been alive
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8. Work with your neighbor to come up with 3 abiotic factors.
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9. Bodies of water
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10. Energy
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11. Energy from Nuclear Fission in the Earth’s core

12. Nutrients & Minerals
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13. Atmospheric Gasses and Phenomena

14. Climates influence the distribution of terrestrial communities
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15. What’s the difference between climate and weather?
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16. Earth’s climate patterns are determined by:
The input of Solar energy
The planets movement in space
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17. Solar radiation varies with latitude
Most climatic variations are due to the uneven heating of Earth’s surface
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18. Predict what part of the world (latitude) has the most life.
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19. North Pole 60°N Low angle of incoming sunlight 30°N Tropic of Cancer
Sunlight strikes
most directly
0° (equator)
Tropic of
Capricorn
30°S
Figure 34.5A How solar radiation varies with latitude.
Low angle of
incoming sunlight
60°S
South Pole
Atmosphere

20. The Earth’s tilt causes the seasons
June solstice
(Northern
Hemisphere tilts
toward sun)
March equinox
(equator faces
sun directly)
December
solstice
(Northern
Hemisphere tilts
away from sun)
Figure 34.5B How Earth’s tilt causes the seasons.
Constant tilt
of 23.5°
September
equinox

21. Uneven heating causes rain and winds
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22. What is Convection?
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23. Descending dry air absorbs moisture Descending dry air absorbs
Ascending
moist air
releases
moisture
Trade winds
Trade winds
Figure 34.5C How uneven heating causes rain and winds.
Doldrums 0°
23.5°
23.5°
30°
30°
Temperate
zone
Tropics
Temperate
zone

24. Prevailing wind patterns
Prevailing wind patterns
In the tropics the winds blow from east to west
In temperate zones, the winds blow from west to east
30°N
60°N
Student Misconceptions and Concerns
1. Students may confuse the terms ecology and environmentalism. The science of ecology and the environmental issues that it often raises are related but distinct processes.
Teaching Tips
1. Module 34.5 discusses the reasons why Earth’s tilt causes seasons. Consider challenging your students, perhaps as a short in-class activity, to explain why it is typically cooler (a) further away from the equator, and (b) during the winter months. Although you may not want to use class time on this activity every year, collecting student responses before your students read or learn about this in class can reveal misconceptions and areas of misunderstanding that will help direct your teaching for years to come.
30°S
60°S
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25. Ocean Currents- created by wind, density, planet rotation, location of continents
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26. Warm or Cool Coastal areas
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27. location of mountains Rainfall is affected by: Wind East direction
Pacific
Ocean
Rain shadow
Desert
Sierra
Nevada
Coast
Range
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28. Rainfall is affected by: Prevailing winds
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29. Ocean Currents Rainfall is affected by:
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30. Driest place on Earth Atacama Desert
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31. Write Summary and Left Side Questions
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32. 1. Put the following terms in order from smallest to largest:
A. biome, biosphere, community, ecosystem, organism, population
B. ecosystem, organism, biome, population, community, biosphere
C. community, biosphere, organism, biome, ecosystem, population
D. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

33. 2. Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
A. decomposer
B. flower
C. sunlight
D. Autotroph
E. an echinoderm

34. 3.
A= True B= False
Factors such as climate, ocean currents, and precipitation would fall under the category of biome.

35. 4.
A= True B= False
All life on Earth requires energy from the sun.

36. 5 The Earth’s season are created by
A. It is winter when we are further from the sun and summer when it is closer to the sun.
B. The Earth’s tilt as we revolve around the sun
C. The rotation of the Earth on its axis

37. 6 6. Complete the statement:
As one moves farther from the equator the temperature tends to _____________.
A. increase B. decrease C. Stay the Same

38. 7 7. As elevation increases temperature tends to ____________
A. Increase B. Decrease C. Stay the same.

39. 8 Predict which location you would expect to be warmest year round?
Place A at 1oN
Place B at 30oN
Place C at 60oS
Place D at 60oN

40. 9
Predict which would have a warmer ocean current. A B C C A B

41. 10 What does an ecosystem include that a community does not?
A. Biotic factors
B. Global wind patterns
C. multiple individuals
D. abiotic factors such as water

42. a
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