{"id":26523,"date":"2025-09-27T01:19:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T01:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=26523"},"modified":"2025-10-03T05:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:56:33","slug":"latitudes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/","title":{"rendered":"2A Latitudes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26523\" data-postid=\"26523\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26523 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"cyhd378\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_cyhd378 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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Latitudes\" alt=\"2A Latitudes\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7lv3378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Latitudes Lecture<\/h2>\n<h3>Climate and terrestrial ecosystems.<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module icon -->\n<div  class=\"module module-icon tb_9o5i378    icon_horizontal tf_textl\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"module-icon-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"tf_boxyellow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-angle-down\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>scroll down<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module icon -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"gd0u378\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_gd0u378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_4jak378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9h3l378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>In this guide\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">we are traveling from the polar regions through forests to the equator.<\/span><\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ydsh378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_2m1m378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6tkd378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Video Overview<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zqun378\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_zqun378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_um8v378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fzw4378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Begin with this guide overview video.<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_m8m9378 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/461237846?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_7ur8378 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_5lpf378 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_iaok378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_5knp378 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #40854a;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1sdl378   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_mwc3378\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_nsde378 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_akwi378 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                        Polar & Tundra                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_x9ne378\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ekmw378 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                        Taiga                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n    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href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                        Temperate Forests                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_100e378 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xcy5378 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Tropical Rainforests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                        Tropical Rainforests                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"2d9e378\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_2d9e378 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div 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class=\"module module-image tb_ilx5378 image-left drop-shadow  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests; distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each; and identify different types of conifers, including pine, fir, spruce, cedar, and sequoia.\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                        Taiga                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests; distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each; and identify different types of conifers, including pine, fir, spruce, cedar, and sequoia.        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2n2j378 image-left drop-shadow  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Temperate Forests\" alt=\"Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems; explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs; and describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                        Temperate Forests                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems; explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs; and describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_klik378 image-left drop-shadow  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Describe the location, climate, and biodiversity characteristics of a tropical rainforest; explain how tropical rainforest soils can 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center;\">Video Overview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Begin with this guide overview video.<\/strong><\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/461237846[\/embed]\n<h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> Polar & Tundra <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Taiga\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> Taiga <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Temperate Forests\" alt=\"Temperate Forests\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> Temperate Forests <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Tropical Rainforests\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> Tropical Rainforests <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>Latitudes Lecture Objectives<\/h3>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Describe the climate and organisms of the polar regions, including threats to polar carnivores; and describe the climate and organisms of the tundra, including plant characteristics.\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> Polar & Tundra <\/a> <\/h3> Describe the climate and organisms of the polar regions, including threats to polar carnivores; and describe the climate and organisms of the tundra, including plant characteristics.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests; distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each; and identify different types of conifers, including pine, fir, spruce, cedar, and sequoia.\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> Taiga <\/a> <\/h3> Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests; distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each; and identify different types of conifers, including pine, fir, spruce, cedar, and sequoia.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Temperate Forests\" alt=\"Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems; explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs; and describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> Temperate Forests <\/a> <\/h3> Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems; explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs; and describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Describe the location, climate, and biodiversity characteristics of a tropical rainforest; explain how tropical rainforest soils can be relatively nutrient-poor while the ecosystem has high productivity and biodiversity; and define what an epiphyte is, explain why they have this strategy, and provide examples.\u2028\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> Tropical Rainforests <\/a> <\/h3> Describe the location, climate, and biodiversity characteristics of a tropical rainforest; explain how tropical rainforest soils can be relatively nutrient-poor while the ecosystem has high productivity and biodiversity; and define what an epiphyte is, explain why they have this strategy, and provide examples.\u2028\n<a 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