GEO 121 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture a Exam day Outline of Current Lecture III Climate Classification IV Vegetation Classification a Savannah forests grasslands b Trees c Vines d Understory V Tropical Savannah VI Grasslands VII Desert VIII Mediterranean Current Lecture pg 204 205 climatology map 20 E meridian in Africa 1 Climate classification a f is humid 2 8 per month b w is winter dry season c s is Steppe Climate d o Tropical rainforest 20 Af 2 Vegetation classification a savannah forests grasslands i Af Aw BSh b Trees i Emerging ii Canopy iii Under story iv Broadleaf v Evergreen b Vines c Understory i Anything that falls to the forest floor gets broken down ii Quick cycling of nutrients due to warm moist environment 2 Tropical Savannah a Grasses b Short c Trees These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i Widely spaced b Wildlife i Herbivores ii Carnivores 2 Grasslands a Little rain but rain nonetheless 2 Desert a No rain b Short grass 2 Mediterranean a Cool moist winters b Dry summers c Caused by the Hadley Cell
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