Eric AngatEnvironmental Science

Biomes of the World

Notebook Activity

Essential Question

How is the type of biome influenced by latitude and elevation?

1. What are Biomes?Biomes are geographic regions with similar kinds of communities, organisms and climates.

Biomes by latitude influences both temperature and precipitation.

Latitude and Longitude

Biomes by elevation influences both temperature and precipitation.

2. What are the different types of biomes?

1. Tundra (coldest biome, almost no rainfall)

2. Taiga (Boreal, Coniferous Forest)

3. Temperate Deciduous Forest

4. Grassland ( Prairies and Savannas )

5. Tropical Rainforest (the most biodiversity)

6. Desert (hot and cold, almost no rainfall)

7. Aquatic (Marine and Freshwater)

NC Biome.

3. What similarity does tundra and desert biome share?

1. Tundra (coldest biome, almost no rainfall)

2. Desert (hot and cold, almost no rainfall)

Almost no rainfall

Biotic Abiotic

4. What are Biotic and Abiotic?

5. Where can you find the Arctic Tundra?

Location of Arctic Tundra

Do you see any penguin?

Antarctica

6. Where can you find the deciduous forest in the U.S.?

7. How do trees survive or adapt in a deciduous forests?

Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves once a year at the approach of a cold or dry season and later grow new leaves. (Plants that keep their foliage throughout the year are called evergreens.) Deciduous trees usually have broad leaves e.g., ash, beech, birch, maple and oak.

8. Describe Taiga biome.

Coniferous forest

Northern Boreal Forests or Taiga

9. Where can we find the Rainforests?

The rainforest biome has the most biodiversity!

Equator 0 degree latitude

Tropical rainforestsThe Rainforests of Asia

10. Where is the Sonoran Desert?The Sonoran Desert is a big desert in the southwestern part of North America and people might just think deserts have not a living thing in sight, just hills of sand, well that is not trueThe Sonoran Desert is located in North America and covers the southwestern parts of the state of Arizona, southeastern parts of the state of California in the United States and the state of Sonora in Mexico. The Sonoran Desert's location is at latitude 25° to 33° North and longitude 105° to 118° West.

The Sahara Desert?The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the desert biome. It covers over 300 million square miles.

The Gobi Desert is a windswept and treeless plain that stretches from southern Mongolia to northern China. It is mostly rock, with none of the usual sandy dunes one would expect in a desert.

Mongolia and China

Grasslands or Prairie

11. Where are Grasslands found in U.S.?

The Chaparral ( shrubland), also know as California woodland and grasslands, is found on the coast of California in western North America.

Tall Grass Prairie The Tall Grass Prairie lies mainly in the eastern portion of the Midwest. The grasses here often grow to be five feet tall. The annual rain totals here approach 30 inches.

Mixed Grass Prairie

The Mixed Grass Prairie lies mainly in the middle portion of the Midwest. The grasses here often grow to be two and three feet tall. Typically, there are 15 to 25 inches of rain per year. This is the prairie where the buffalo once roamed.

Short Grass Prairie The Short Grass Prairie lies mainly in the western portion of the Midwest, hugging the coast of the deserts and the Rocky Mountains into Canada. The grasses here grow to be no more than two feet tall. There is usually little more than ten inches of rain per year in these short grass prairies. Prairie Dogs are common in this area.

The African Veldt and Savannah

Grasslands

GrasslandsThe Pampas of South America

The Steppes of Central AsiaGrasslands

The Chaparral biome also known as California woodlands and grasslands is created when cool water from an ocean merges with a landmass that is at a high temperature. The terrain of this biome consists of flat plains, rocky hills and mountain slopes. Some plants are oaks, pines and mahoganies, and brush such as narrow leaf golden brush. Also, some animals are Sonoma Chipmunk, Suisu Shrew, Scrub Jays, and Acorn Woodpeckers.

12. Where are the mountain ranges found?

Rocky Mountains

Coral Reefs

12. Where are Coral Reefs found?

Coral Reef

The Intertidal Zones - Tide Pool Habitat

13. Where are the Intertidal Zones - Tide Pool Habitat?

The Oceans

Where are the Oceans of the world?

Oceans

14. What is the intertidal zone?

Classify the following biomes.

DesertTundra

Taiga (coniferous forest)Temperate Deciduous Forest

GrasslandTropical rain forest

Swamp

1. It is hot during the and cold at night and there is almost no water.

2. It is dry, cold and the soil is permanently frozen.

3. It is also known as coniferous forest because the main plants are conifers.

4. Deciduous trees or trees with leaves that change color based on seasons.

5. It has fertile soil, grasses and few trees.

6. Very wet, always arm, with thin, poor soil.

7. Very wet, nutrient rich soil, with many plants.

Match the living things with biomes.

DesertTundra

Taiga (coniferous forest)Temperate Deciduous Forest

GrasslandTropical rain forest

Swamp

8. Cactus

9. Lichens and mosses

10. Conifers

11. Deciduous trees

12. Grasses and few trees

13. Camel, reptiles

14. Migrating birds and mosquitoes

15. Mammals, birds

Precipitation in Different Biomes

Sahara Desert of Africa

Australian Desert