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Page 1: Chapter 6: Biomes. Biomes  Has anyone ever heard of biomes before? –Do you recognize any part of the word?  Biomes are related to ecosystems, which

Chapter 6: Biomes

Page 2: Chapter 6: Biomes. Biomes  Has anyone ever heard of biomes before? –Do you recognize any part of the word?  Biomes are related to ecosystems, which

Biomes

Has anyone ever heard of biomes before?– Do you recognize any part of the word?

Biomes are related to ecosystems, which was our last unit

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Biomes Biomes – A large region characterized

by a specific type of climate and certain types of plants and animal communities (ecosystems)– Each biome is made up of many

ecosystems

There is a lot in that definition, but look at it and see what you already recognize

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Biomes

Each biome has it’s own climate and certain types of plants and animals

You can tell a lot about the Biome just from the name

So we’re going to play a little game

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Biomes Game

I’m going to put up a list of several of the different biomes

You will then have to put them in order based on different categories that I give you– Remember this is all based on what you

already know about these places and words

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Biomes Game Different Types:

Polar Ice Tropical Rain

Forest Temperate

Grassland Desert Tropical Savanna Tundra

Categories:

1. Alphabetical2. Hottest to

Coldest3. Most

precipitation to least rain

4. Closest to Philly to farthest from Philly

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Biomes

There are 10 different types of terrestrial biomes, and we will learn about most of them:

1. Polar Ice 6. Tropical Rain Forest2. Temperate Forest 7. Tropical Savanna3. Taiga 8. Temperate Grassland4. Chaparral 9. Desert5. Tundra 10. Mountains

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Biomes Map

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Biome Activity

You’re going to make your own BIOME map

Follow the instructions on your paper

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Biomes Biomes are often defined by their

vegetation

The plants that grow in an area determine the other organisms that can live there– Why is this true?– Plants are the producers, the base of the

food chain, so all consumers depend on them

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Climate

But what determines what plants can grow where?– The weather!

Climate – the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time– Includes temperature, precipitation,

winds, humidity, etc.

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Climate of a Biome The climate of a biome is based on

two things:1. Average Temperature2. Average Precipitation

Remember that precipitation is not just rain

Only certain organisms can live in certain areas

– You wouldn’t find a polar bear in a tropical rain forest (why?)

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Climate Precipitation is also a limiting factor

in a biome Every organism needs water, but

some need more than others– We need more water than an ant, but

less water than a big Oak Tree So where there is a lot of rain, there

can be a lot of big trees and plant growth– This means more organisms in general

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Latitude and Altitude

What are some factors that can affect weather?– How close to the equator you are

The closer the hotter– How high up you are

The higher the colder Latitude – distance north or south of

the equator Altitude – height above sea level

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Latitude and Altitude Activity

Picture the room as the globe

The front is the North Pole The back where the windows are is

the South Pole The middle is the equator

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Latitude and Altitude Who in the room would be the

hottest and why?

Who would be the coldest?

What types of biomes, plants and animals would be living in your part of the world?

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Latitude and Altitude

Now, how can we change altitude? – Everyone is sitting on the same type of

chair

We’re going to have to stand on tables and sit on the floor

How would that change the climate?

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Latitude and Altitude

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Climatograms or Climatographs Climatograms – a

graph that shows both the average temp and precipitation for a given biome

The line shows the Temperature

The bars show the precipitation

Temp

Precip.

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Climatograms

Which month had the most rain?

Which month had the least rain?

Which month has the highest temperature?

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1. Which biome is this and where is it located?

2. Which month(s) is the hottest? Coldest?

3. Which month(s) are the driest? Most moist?

4. Are there seasons?5. Is this near the equator,

north, or south of it?

Example

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Temperate Forest

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Tropical Savanna

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Temperate Grassland

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Chaparral

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Desert

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Tundra

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Climatogram Activity You will be given a blank data page to look

at, with one set of data highlighted.

You will be given 2 markers – follow instructions to graph your climatogram

Answer the questions about your climatogram on the back of your sheet.