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20200329000039climate And Vegetation

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Differences in Climate and Vegetation Changes
Introduction
Between March 25
th
and 29
th
, 2020, I decided to extensively student the climatic conditions and
vegetation cover between Utah and Illinois places I have visited before to determine what
factors affect vegetation cover. I discovered that the vegetation cover in both areas profusely
changes in line with precipitation, topography, and soil type. This undulation in vegetation cover
is witnessed across the globe too; the South American rainforest covers an extensive track of
lands in a locality famed for high amounts of rainfall received all year. Similarly, deserts, such as
Utah, receive minimal amounts of shallow rainfall and have sandy soils, which explains the
scantiness of vegetation cover in these areas. Changing climatic conditions, therefore, determine
the type of vegetation cover across a region due to such sub-factors as soil type, atmospheric
conditions, and solar angle differences.
Hilly or mountainous regions, which are naturally cold, receive less sunlight per square
inch, which explains why vegetation on such slopes does not dry up fast. On desert areas, such as
Utah, vegetation contends with more UV rays per square inch, which explains the high
propensity of plats to dry up here. With this in mind, I observed the differences between plants in
Utah and Joliet, more so due to the variation between Utah’s desert-like climate and Joliet
humid subtropical climate characterized by high levels of humidity during the summers.
Comparing the two locations shows drastic and stark differences in the vegetation cover due to

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the type of soil, the topography of the land, solar angle differences, and different atmospheric
conditions.
Hypothesis
If you move to humid and wet subtropical climates away from Utah’s desert climate, then
the vegetation becomes more of prairies vegetation
Observations
As I observed the stark differences in vegetation between Utah and Joliet, an obvious
trend fast emerged from my scientific inquiry. Desert vegetation in Utah had fewer leaves, dried
up halfway through the year, and prominently featured succulents that store their water in their
stems for the dry months of the year. The vegetation that grew in Utah’s sandy deserts, where
cactus and similar other plants thrived, expanded through the leveled desert and partly across the
rocky topography. Equally, Joliets vegetation differed critically with prairies grasses permeating
the land half the year. As such, the possibility of wheat farming is a possibility, maturing, and
drying up in the sunny and humid summer season. The cold and icy winters see minimal foliage
on leaves to battle the cold subtropical climate during this season. Therefore, the first observation
was the difference in vegetation seasonally. Joliet topography encouraged water seepage, runoff
drainage, and water retention for the plants, unlike the Utah desert that is both extensively flat
and rocky. Joliet is fairly sloped, which gives plants a quintessential gradient for natural water
flow and seepage.
The second highlight I came across in my observations was how the soil type influenced
the vegetation type in both localities. Firstly, Utah is a mountainous desert out in California
characterized by dry sandy soils like most other deserts. Therefore, very few plants grow out
there due to these being too grainy to support plants. Sandy soils also permit water to seep

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Differences in Climate and Vegetation Changes Introduction Between March 25th and 29th, 2020, I decided to extensively student the climatic conditions and vegetation cover between Utah and Illinois – places I have visited before to determine what factors affect vegetation cover. I discovered that the vegetation cover in both areas profusely changes in line with precipitation, topography, and soil type. This undulation in vegetation cover is witnessed across the globe too; the South American rainforest covers an extensive track of lands in a locality famed for high amounts of rainfall received all year. Similarly, deserts, such as Utah, receive minimal amounts of shallow rainfall and have sandy soils, which explains the scantiness of vegetation cover in these areas. Changing climatic conditions, therefore, determine the type of vegetation cover across a region due to such sub-factors as soil type, atmospheric conditions, and solar angle differences. Hilly or mountainous regions, which are naturally cold, receive less sunlight per square inch, which explains why vegetation on such slopes does not dry up fast. On desert areas ...
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