The document discusses different ecosystems around the world by providing climate data and examples of biotic and abiotic factors for several locations. It then prompts the reader to consider in groups how the ecosystems might change if certain factors were altered, such as temperature increases or decreases, changes in precipitation, extinction of species, pollution, etc. Locations included are Provo, UT; Kinshasa, Congo; New York City, NY; Bangkok, Thailand; Baghdad, Iraq; and Yakutsk, Siberia.

1. How Do Ecosystems Differ? Let’s explore biotic and abiotic factors of different ecosystems around the world

3. Provo, Utah 40. 36° N 111. 71° W

4. Provo, Utah, USA Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 16.0 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5 in 407. 39.4 36.5 40.3 29.7 22.5 18.4 22.4 39.0 41.0 42.1 36.4 38.2 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 50.7 30.2 40.1 52.0 63.1 72.1 74.5 66.6 57.7 49.1 41.2 33.8 28.0 o F 10.4 -2.0 4.5 11.1 17.3 22.3 23.6 19.2 14.3 9.5 5.1 1.0 -2.2 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

6. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.38°S 15.40°E

7. Kinshasa, Congo Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 55.3 6.1 9.3 5.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 5.7 8.6 7.2 5.8 5.4 in 1405.6 156.0 235.1 133.3 39.8 3.7 2.8 4.7 144.7 219.7 184.0 147.6 138.2 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 76.1 77.0 76.8 77.2 76.1 73.2 70.9 73.2 76.6 77.7 77.5 77.7 77.4 o F 24.5 25.0 24.9 25.1 24.5 22.9 21.6 22.9 24.8 25.4 25.3 25.4 25.2 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

9. New York City, New York 40.78°N 73.96°W

10. New York City, New York, USA Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 44.4 3.6 4.2 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.1 3.3 4.2 3.7 3.9 3.1 3.3 in 1128.9 92.3 106.6 83.5 91.2 104.3 105.0 84.5 106.0 93.4 98.5 78.8 83.6 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 54.7 36.5 47.5 57.4 68.2 75.4 76.6 71.6 62.6 52.3 42.3 33.4 31.6 o F 12.6 2.5 8.6 14.1 20.1 24.1 24.8 22.0 17.0 11.3 5.7 0.8 -0.2 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

12. Bangkok, Thailand 13.73 o N 100.50 o E

13. Bangkok, Thailand Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 57.8 0.4 2.3 9.1 12.6 7.4 6.2 6.0 7.5 2.8 1.2 1.1 0.4 In 1466.9 9.4 57.3 230.8 319.9 187.0 158.2 151.7 189.4 71.8 30.7 28.2 10.6 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 82.6 77.9 80.2 81.9 82.6 83.1 83.3 84.2 85.3 86.2 84.6 81.7 78.6 o F 28.1 25.5 26.8 27.7 28.1 28.4 28.5 29.0 29.6 30.1 29.2 27.6 25.9 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

15. Baghdad, Iraq 33.22° N 44.20° E

16. Baghdad, Iraq Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 6.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 in 154.8 26.3 20.0 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 7.3 18.8 26.9 27.5 27.1 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 72.9 52.0 63.0 76.8 87.4 93.6 94.3 90.1 81.9 70.9 61.2 53.2 48.9 o F 22.7 11.1 17.2 24.9 30.8 34.2 34.6 32.3 27.7 21.6 16.2 11.8 9.4 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan

18. 62.2 o N 129.44 o E Yakutsk, Siberia

19. Yakutsk, Siberia Average Rainfall by Month 24-hr Average Temperature ABIOTIC FACTORS: 9.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 In 240 12 16 20 29 37 39 37 18 10 6 7 9 mm Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 13 -40 -18 18 43 59 65 59 42 14 -14 -33 -45 o F -11 -40 -29 -8 6.5 15 18 15 6 -7 -24 -36 -42 o C Yr Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan