"biodiversity‚" (bio-di-ver-si-ty) simply means the diversity‚ or variety‚ of plants and animals and other living things in a particular area or region. For instance‚ the species that inhabit Los Angeles are different from those in San Francisco‚ and desert plants and animals have different characteristics and needs than those in the mountains‚ even though some of the same species can be found in all of those areas. Biodiversity also means the number‚ or abundance of different species living within
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km (One third of the US) -Bordered by borders with Pakistan to the west; China‚ Nepal‚ and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east -Capital: New Delhi -Terrain-Varies from Himalayas to flat rivers and deserts in the west -Climate-Alpine to temperate to subtropical monsoon Economy -Natural resources: Coal‚ iron‚ ore‚ manganese‚ mica‚ bauxite‚ chromite‚ thorium‚ limestone‚ barite‚ titanium ore‚ diamonds‚ crude oil. -Agriculture: Products-wheat‚ rice‚ coarse grains‚ oilseeds
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Most family vacations in America are to other parts of America. Why? Because the U.S.A. takes up a whole continent and we have all the world’s environments in our states. Need beaches? Head to Florida. The tropics? Hawaii. Desert? Arizona. The cold Tundra? Alaska. Temperate forests? Washington. This attitude is best summed up by a response I got from a friend in Iowa: “Why would you want to go to Thailand? It’s far and scary. If you want beaches‚ just go to Florida.” Americans simply don’t see the
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The need for growing more food‚ on a sustainable basis‚ to support the ever-increasing population demands a systematic appraisal of our natural resources including climate‚ soils‚ flora‚ and fauna. Since agriculture is highly location-specific‚ grouping the available land area in the country into different agro-ecological regions based on certain identifiable characteristics becomes all the more important. This may help the country to engage in more rational planning and optimizing resource use for
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Blue Oak Coyote Bush Cactus Wren Grey Fox Wild Goat hot and dry flat plains‚ rocky hills‚ or mountain slopes fires and drought are common mild winters mostly coastal areas TROPICAL DESERT- Aden‚ Aden Biotic and Abiotic Factors Unique Characteristics Barrel Cactus Brittle Bush Bobcat Cactus Wren Coyote hot and dry snows in the winter average rainfall is about 15 cm a year most animals burrow underground most animals
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temperature shifts. In this area of the northeast we experience four distinct seasons‚ and for a tree species to thrive it must adapt to the stresses corresponding to each season. Of the three basic types of temperate broadleaf forests‚ (temperate deciduous forest‚ temperate woodlands‚ and temperate evergreen forest) our lab data deals
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Acknowledgement Contents Introduction A savanna‚ or savannah‚ is a grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of grasses.[1][2][3] The oak savanna is a common type of savanna in the Northern Hemisphere. Some classification systems[which
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Australia’s weather shares similar conditions with South America. “ Australia experiences temperate weather for most of the year but the climate can vary due to the size of our continent.” Says the Bureau of Meteorology website. In fact‚ the northern states usually experience warm weather much of the time‚ with the southern states experiencing cooler winters. Whereas‚ in the centre of the country are dry and desert regions. In contrast‚ the climate in South America is hot and wet and the conditions changes
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tip of South America. In 1645 Dutch cartographers renamed the land Nova Zeelandia after the Dutch province of Zeeland. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand. Climate Temperature New Zealand has a largely temperate climate. While the far north has subtropical weather during summer‚ and inland alpine areas of the South Island can be as cold as -10°C (14°F) in winter‚ most of the country lies close to the coast‚ which means mild temperatures. The average New
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shrubs and small trees. Many different species of migratory birds and butterflies spend their winters in this biome. The Dominican Republic has such a wide variety of terrestrial biomes. They have rainforests‚ temperate forests‚ temperate grasslands‚ alpines‚ chaparrals‚ and a tiny bit of desert
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