ppt课件-气象因子和主导植被 （气象因子和主导植被）（ climateand vegetation（ climateand vegetation））.pptVIP

Climate and Vegetation The Earth’s Rotation and Revolution The Earth rotates on its axis. 1 rotation takes 24 hours This creates day/night and the sun rising in the east and setting in the west The Earth also revolves around the sun. 1 revolution around the sun takes 365 ? days Seasons Always tilted to the same spot in the sky-the North Star The Earth’s axis is tilted at 23?° Each hemisphere receives more direct sunlight during a period of the year The Earth’s Tilt causes seasons Solstice: times when the Earth’s poles point toward or away from the sun December 21 and June21 Equinoxes: “equal