Sustainable Biomes( Stage 5 Geography)

The Direction a slope faces

• Aspect
• Zonation
• Gradient
• Topographic

The mass of organisms per unit are:

• Biosphere
• Biomass
• Aspect
• Gradient

A major terrestrial vegetation community, e.g. a tropical forest, a temperate grassland or a desert

• Biomass
• Biosphere
• Biome
• Zonation

All the life forms and environments on or near Earth’s surface that are capable of sustaining life

• Biomass
• Hydrosphere
• Lithophere
• Biosphere

An evergreen tree that grows cones

• Coniferous
• Savannah
• Desert
• Eucalyptus 

An area that receives less than 250 mm rainfall per year

• Savanna
• Desert
• Rainforest
• Grasslands

Rainfall produced when rain-bearing winds are forced upwards by mountain ranges

• Orographic Rainfall
• Convectional Rainfall
• Frontal Rainfall
• Precipitation Rainfall

A tropical forest environment with a large amount of rainfall

• Desert
• Grassland
• Savanna
• Rainforest

A grassy plain with scattered trees and shrubs

• Savanna
• Rainforest
• Desert
• Marine 

Variation in plant life due to differing environmental conditions

• Aspect
• Zonation
• Gradient
• Biomass