The book lists 8, but we went over 6 in class. Things that determine where the biomes are include temperature, moisture, solar radiation, and latitude. The major winds patterns are produced by the heating of the earth and by spinning of the earth. These winds act to bring moist or dry air to different regions of land causing the weather patterns we observe. But ocean currents also bring warm or cold water to different parts of the earth.
Warm water can interact with cool air such that the moisture goes into the air as it is warmed up.
This now moist warm air can drop its rain over land. Conversely cold water can cause the moisture to be sucked out of warm air creating little or no rain over land. Describe the carbon cycle, and include what biotic and abiotic steps are involved. Carbon in the air as CO2 is taken in by plants and used to create plant matter. Animals then eat those plants and utilize the carbon.