2.4 Climate and biomesIB Environmental Systems and Societies HL: Flashcards

What these 14 flashcards ask

• Distinguish weather from climate.
• Define biome.
• What determines terrestrial biome distribution?
• What is the limiting factor in a desert and in tundra?
• Why is rainfall high at the equator in the tricellular model?
• Why are there deserts at about 30° N and S?
• How do the oceans affect global climate?
• How is global warming shifting biomes?
• [HL] Why might a predicted biome not develop?
• [HL] What is ENSO?
• [HL] What causes El Niño?
• [HL] What does La Niña do?
• [HL] What is a tropical cyclone?
• [HL] How does global warming affect tropical cyclones?