Tema 2: Los paisajes de la tierra

1. THE LANDSCAPES OF THE EARTH.

2. Index:
•Introduction.
•Climate Temperature
•Precipitation.
•Vegetation.
•Fauna.
•Inhabitants of that climate.
•Economic activities of that climate.

3. Warm climate.
• The warm climate presents high annual
temperatures, without great seasonal
variations. Predominance of tropical forests,
jungles and savannas (high grass pastures with
some tree species and shrubs isolated or
forming small groups).

4. Temperate climate.
• It is the type of climate characterized by average
annual temperatures that are around 15ºC and
which presents precipitations of between 500
mm and 1.000 mm. Regions with mild climate
have summers that are not too warm and
winters that do not become very cold.

5. Polar climate.
• The polar climate is characterized by constant
cold throughout the year. The lowest
temperatures ever recorded on Earth have been
taken in these areas. The polar climate is
restricted to the Arctic, Antarctic and
mountainous areas.

6. Temperatures of the temperate
climate:

7. They are located in areas of
temperate climates:
Between the polar circles and the tropics,
mainly in the northern hemisphere where the
high population has modified much the
natural landscapes.

8. Continental climate.
• This subclimate is typical of the interior regions of continents
in latitudes greater than 23 °.
• It is characterized by a relative scarcity of rainfall.
• The summer temperatures quite high contrast strongly.
• The winters, very cold.
• The annual average temperature is less than 10 ° C

9. Continental temperate climate.
• The continental landscape is located in places far from the
great masses of water and, therefore, isolated from its
regulatory action. It is the landscape of the interior lands of
Europe, Asia and North America.

10. Precipitation of the continental
climate:
• The temperate climate is a type of climate characterized
by average annual temperatures of around 15 ° C and
average rainfall between 1000 mm and 2000 mm
annually.
• Despite the scarce rainfall, the flow of the rivers is
considerable as they collect the water from the extensive
flat areas where they flow, giving rise to large river basins
(Rhine, Danube, etc.).

11. Vegetation Of Continental Climate.
• The steppe landscape is made up of broad plains in which low
grasses grow which feed the cattle.
• Normally, the landscape of the taiga looks gray, somber and
monotonous because the trees grow very crowded together to
protect themselves from the strong winds.
• In the areas to the north, where the summers are less hot, the forest
of conifers or taiga, composed of pines, firs, larches or birches,
extends. These trees are called conifers because pine cones are cone
shaped.

12. Fauna of continental climate.
• The most characteristic
fauna that inhabit the
coniferous forests are,
among other animals:
deer, elk, squirrels,
mountain hares, etc.

13. Inhabitants of the climate.
• The continental temperate zones in the
taiga area are poor for intensive human
settlement, but there are important groups
living from nomadic livestock, hunting for
valuable fur animals, fishing in rivers and
the sea, and exploitation forest because
the trees of the taiga give a lot of pulp,
which is used to make paper.

14. Economic activities of temperate
climate.

15. Economic activities of continental
climate.
• Taiga trees are used by humans to make
cellulose to make paper. Livestock and
extensive cereal cultivation takes place in
steppe and prairie areas.