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Tropic of Cancer High mountains Equator Polar ice Arctic tundra (cold grassland) Temperate grassland | Tropical grassland (savanna) Tropic of Capricorn Chaparral Coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest |Temperate rain forest Tropical rain forest Tropical dry forest Desert FIGURE 7.9 Natural Capital: The earth's major biomes result primarily from differences in climate. Moist air rises, cools, and releases moisture as rain Polar cap Cold deserts 60°N Evergreen coniferous forest Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. The highest solar energy input is at the equator. Westerlies Nonthe Temperate deciduous forest and grassland 30°N Hot desert - Hadley cels Tropical deciduous forest Warm air rises and Solar energy Equator 0 moves toward the Tropical rain forest poles. Tropical deciduous forest Hadley cells Westerlies Hot desert 30°5 Temperate deciduous forest and grassland Cold deserts Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. 60°S Polar cap FIGURE 7.4 Global air circulation: As air rises and falls in Hadley cells (right), it also flows away from or toward the equator and is deflected to the east or west (left) by the rotation of the earth's axis, depending on where the cell is located. This creates global patterns of prevailing winds (westerlies, Northwest trades, and Southeast trades) that help distribute heat and moisture in the atmos- phere, which leads to the earths variety of forests, grasslands, and deserts (right).

Tropic of Cancer High mountains Equator Polar ice Arctic tundra (cold grassland) Temperate grassland | Tropical grassland (savanna) Tropic of Capricorn Chaparral Coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest |Temperate rain forest Tropical rain forest Tropical dry forest Desert FIGURE 7.9 Natural Capital: The earth's major biomes result primarily from differences in climate. Moist air rises, cools, and releases moisture as rain Polar cap Cold deserts 60°N Evergreen coniferous forest Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. The highest solar energy input is at the equator. Westerlies Nonthe Temperate deciduous forest and grassland 30°N Hot desert - Hadley cels Tropical deciduous forest Warm air rises and Solar energy Equator 0 moves toward the Tropical rain forest poles. Tropical deciduous forest Hadley cells Westerlies Hot desert 30°5 Temperate deciduous forest and grassland Cold deserts Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. 60°S Polar cap FIGURE 7.4 Global air circulation: As air rises and falls in Hadley cells (right), it also flows away from or toward the equator and is deflected to the east or west (left) by the rotation of the earth's axis, depending on where the cell is located. This creates global patterns of prevailing winds (westerlies, Northwest trades, and Southeast trades) that help distribute heat and moisture in the atmos- phere, which leads to the earths variety of forests, grasslands, and deserts (right).

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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How might the distribution of the world’s forests,
grasslands, and deserts shown in Figure 7.9 differ if the
prevailing winds shown in Figure 7.4 did not exist?

Tropic of Cancer High mountains Equator Polar ice Arctic tundra (cold grassland) Temperate grassland | Tropical grassland (savanna) Tropic of Capricorn Chaparral Coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest |Temperate rain forest Tropical rain forest Tropical dry forest Desert FIGURE 7.9 Natural Capital: The earth's major biomes result primarily from differences in climate.
Transcribed Image Text:Tropic of Cancer High mountains Equator Polar ice Arctic tundra (cold grassland) Temperate grassland | Tropical grassland (savanna) Tropic of Capricorn Chaparral Coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest |Temperate rain forest Tropical rain forest Tropical dry forest Desert FIGURE 7.9 Natural Capital: The earth's major biomes result primarily from differences in climate.
Moist air rises, cools, and releases moisture as rain Polar cap Cold deserts 60°N Evergreen coniferous forest Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. The highest solar energy input is at the equator. Westerlies Nonthe Temperate deciduous forest and grassland 30°N Hot desert - Hadley cels Tropical deciduous forest Warm air rises and Solar energy Equator 0 moves toward the Tropical rain forest poles. Tropical deciduous forest Hadley cells Westerlies Hot desert 30°5 Temperate deciduous forest and grassland Cold deserts Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. 60°S Polar cap FIGURE 7.4 Global air circulation: As air rises and falls in Hadley cells (right), it also flows away from or toward the equator and is deflected to the east or west (left) by the rotation of the earth's axis, depending on where the cell is located. This creates global patterns of prevailing winds (westerlies, Northwest trades, and Southeast trades) that help distribute heat and moisture in the atmos- phere, which leads to the earths variety of forests, grasslands, and deserts (right).
Transcribed Image Text:Moist air rises, cools, and releases moisture as rain Polar cap Cold deserts 60°N Evergreen coniferous forest Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. The highest solar energy input is at the equator. Westerlies Nonthe Temperate deciduous forest and grassland 30°N Hot desert - Hadley cels Tropical deciduous forest Warm air rises and Solar energy Equator 0 moves toward the Tropical rain forest poles. Tropical deciduous forest Hadley cells Westerlies Hot desert 30°5 Temperate deciduous forest and grassland Cold deserts Air cools and descends at lower latitudes. 60°S Polar cap FIGURE 7.4 Global air circulation: As air rises and falls in Hadley cells (right), it also flows away from or toward the equator and is deflected to the east or west (left) by the rotation of the earth's axis, depending on where the cell is located. This creates global patterns of prevailing winds (westerlies, Northwest trades, and Southeast trades) that help distribute heat and moisture in the atmos- phere, which leads to the earths variety of forests, grasslands, and deserts (right).
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