The Galapagos IslandsVEGETATIONPowerPoint PresentationCLIMATESlide 6Slide 7Are you Ready for the Adventure?When you travel to Galapagos:The Galapagos IslandsBy: Rosalía Rascónes Islas GalápagosVEGETATION•The vegetation is very scant due the lack of soil fertility•Nature, important metamorphosis on several Islands converted erupted matter soil•Majority of the Islands have a definite elevation above the sea level •Variety of flowers and fruits•Beneficial changes does not occur in all the islandstwo classes: islands of high elevation and islands of low elevation high elevation most important are: Isabela, Fernandina, Santa María, Santa Cruz, and San Salvador Low elevation are: Pinta, Marchela, Genovesa, Rabida, Pinzón, Santa Fé and Española•Terrestrial Ecosystems. . . •Equatorial and Tropical Rain ForestCLIMATE•Different temperatures influence by the vegetation and the surrounding water on the land two stations cold from June to November Temperature 17-22 C˚ an environment cold and dry•The rainy season called spring from December to May with 23-37 C ˚•Arid to very dry 100m over the sea level 23 C˚•ITCZ•BiomesAre you Ready for the Adventure?• . Caiman Orquídea• . . When you travel to Galapagos:The only way you can get to Galapagos is by air plane or boat!! Make sure you wear hiking boots and clothes according to the weather!!
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