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- 2. DISTRIBUTION ► FROM THE TROPIC OF CANCER TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE , FROM THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN TO THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE. ► CLIMATE AFFECTS VEGETATION OF THIS BELT. ► DISTINGUISHING FEATURE- TEMPERATE GRASSLANDS.
- 3. CLIMATE • MODERATE CLIMATE • WARM SUMMERS, COLD WINTERS • LARGE DIURNAL RANGE OF TEMPERATURE • MODERATE TO LOW RAINFALL • CLIMATE VARIATIONS- MEDITERRANEAN, MARITIME, SUBTROPICAL, CONTINENTAL.
- 4. FLORA • GRASSLANDS • PRAIRIES, PAMPAS, GRAN CHACO, STEPPES, VELFTS, DOWNS • NUTRIENT RICH FODDER GRASS- ALFALFA • CONIFEROUS AND TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FORESTS.
- 5. FAUNA • VARIETY OF ANIMALS • BISON , GRIZZLY BEARS, MUSTANG, COYOTE, PRAIRIE DOG, RATTLESNAKE, HAWK, LARK, BALD EAGLE, JAGUAR, PECCARY, OSTRICH, KANGAROO, KOALA, WALLABY, ECHIDNA.
- 6. PEOPLE • WELL POPULATED • UNINTERRUPTED PLAINS FOR EXTENSIVE FARMING • GRANARY OF THE WORLD • PIVOTAL PASTORAL INDUSTRY-PASTORAL FARMS , ESTANCIAS AND GUACHOS THE COWBOYS WHO MANAGED THE FARMS • TRIBES- KHOIKHOI, SAN, BANTU, KIRGHIZ, TURK, MONGOL • NOMADIC LIFE, LIVESTOCK REARING.
- 8. DISTRIBUTION ❖ NORTH FRIGID ZONE,SOUTH FRIGID ZONE ❖ ANTARCTICA- WHITE CONTINENT OR FROZEN CONTINENT.
- 9. CLIMATE ► EXTREMELY COLD ► STRONG BLIZZARDS, MINIMAL PRECIPITATION ► HEAVY SNOWFALL ► POLAR REGIONS- SIX MONTHS OF NIGHT, SIX MONTH DAY ;SIX MONTHS OF SUMMER, SIX MONTH WINTER ► ICE SHEETS, ICE SHELVES, ICEBERGS, SNOW FIELDS. ► ARCTIC - AURORA BOREALIS ► ANTARCTIC -AURORA AUSTRALIS
- 10. FLORA ► VEGETATION- SPARSE AND TREELESS ► PERMANENT FROST OR PERMAFROST ► VEGETATION ONLY DURING SHORT SUMMER- ALGAE, FUNGI, MOSSES, LICHENS, HEATHS ► LOWER LATITUDES- SMALL FLOWERING PLANTS AND BERRIES
- 11. FAUNA ► TUNDRA REGION ANIMALS- THICK FUR AND LIGHT COLOURED SKIN. ► HIBERNATE TO SURVIVE THE HARSH WINTERS. ► POPULAR AMBASSADOR OF ANTARCTICA - PENGUIN
- 12. PEOPLE ► SPARSE POPULATION ► ARCTIC REGION- SMALL SETTLEMENTS ► ANTARCTICA-ONLY RESEARCH STATIONS ► INDIGENOUS POPULATION GROUP- INUITS OR ESKIMOS ► LEAD A NOMADIC LIFE BY HUNTING AND FISHING ► LIVE IN IGLOO