Talk:AP Environmental Science/Winds

See also

• High Pressure and Low Pressure
• Sea breeze/Land breeze
• Global Wind Patterns - wind belts of the general circulation (University of Illinois)
• Why is the Sahara Desert a desert although no huge mountain range? The Sahara Desert is a desert due to the sinking of the air in convection cells (wind)--see w:Hadley cells.
• Ferrel Cells: The cells that affect us--not driven by temperature; flow opposite of the Hadley Cells; cause bands of permanent high pressure and low pressure, creating deserts (Gobi Desert, China) and rainforests (Sri Lanka).
• What factor determine whether an area of the earth's surface is tropical, temperate, or polar? Temperature
• What factor determines whether an area of the earth's surface desert, grassland or forest? Precipitation
• Warm water = less productivity
• Cold water = more oxygen, more dense

---Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 11:16, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Deserts

What causes deserts?

-Rain Shadow effect
-Convection currents (sinking air)

Where do deserts commonly occur geographically?

-Around 30N and 30S latitude
-Interior continental areas
-Leeward side of mountains

What climate zones have deserts?

-Tropical: Hot regions year round
-Temperate: Cooler winters, some more precipitation
-Polar: Cold, winter

How do plants and animals survive?

Plants

• Fast growing/blooming annuals
• Thick, waxy cubicle
• Thin spine

Animals

• Highly efficient kidney
• Nocturnal/Burrowers
• Thin and linkey; disperses heat

Typical human impacts

-Urbanization
-Military
-Graze livestock
-Offroad vechile use