Question

A person is driving from Los Angeles, California to Washington D.C. Name the biomes the person will pass through, in the correct order.

Answer 1

On a trip from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., one would pass through the chaparral, desert, grassland, deciduous forest, and coastal plain biomes. The rain shadow effect influences these transitions, along with latitude and abiotic factors.

Step-by-step explanation:

Biomes Encountered from Los Angeles to Washington D.C.

Driving from Los Angeles, California to Washington D.C., a person would pass through several biomes:

1. Chaparral is what you typically find in Southern California, characterized by dwarf trees and tangled shrubs.
2. Desert biomes dominate much of the Southwest with ecosystems that receive very little rainfall.
3. Grasslands or prairies replace deserts farther east, leading into the Great Plains of the United States.
4. Deciduous temperate forests begin as you go farther east from the prairies, especially as you approach the eastern states.
5. Finally, the journey concludes in the climate of the Coastal Plain biome as you reach Washington, D.C.

The geographical journey also encompasses diverse landscapes and ecosystems due to the rain shadow effect of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountains, which creates semi-arid conditions in eastern regions of Washington and Oregon. The transition from one biome to another is influenced by a combination of latitude and abiotic factors such as jet streams and ocean currents.