Standard: S7L4.e Students will describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes.
I can identify the characteristics of each of the terrestrial biomes? Learning Target I can identify the characteristics of each of the terrestrial biomes?
Biomes of the World
Biomes of North America Chaparral or Scrub Coniferous Forest or Taiga Desert
How to complete this foldable: Label each flap/tab. You will write the information about each biome on the labeled side of the tab. Fill in the following information for each biome: Location, temperature, precipitation, organisms, and an extra fact. Above the tab (on the back of the previous tab) you will draw a scene from that biome and glue in the globe picture, with the biome colored on it. If the fact is in red it is a vocabulary term that needs to be added to the vocabulary tab If the fact is in green, add it to the back of the foldable.
Terrestrial means land or Earth. Terrestrial Biomes Terrestrial means land or Earth.
What is a biome? They are major types of ecosystems. Similar biomes are found around the world. They occupy large geographic areas. Each biome has a characteristic group of species.
What defines these major climate regions known as biomes? Temperature Precipitation
Types of Biomes Tundra Taiga (Coniferous Forest) Temperate Deciduous Forest Temperate Rain Forest Tropical Rain Forest Desert Grassland Chaparral (Scrub/Shrubland)
REMEMBER: Each slide should have drawn picture of that biome. A colored biome globe. Facts about: location, temperature, precipitation, organisms and extra fact. Facts in red go on vocabulary tab. Facts in green go on back of booklet.
Tundra Location: The tundra is a cold, dry, treeless region with long winters found just south of the North Pole. Alpine tundra is found above the tree-line on mountains. Temperature: The average temperature is -34 C to 12°C (-30 F to 54 F) Precipitation: The average amount of precipitation is 15 – 25 cm per year ( 6 to 10 inches).
Tundra Organisms: Producers include mosses, grasses, small shrubs, and lichens. (No Deep Roots) Animals include snowy owls, caribou, migratory birds, and arctic hares. These animals are adapted to this environment. Extra Fact: The soil is poor in nutrients. During the short summers, the snow and ice melt to leave meltwaters A layer of frozen soil called permafrost lies beneath the surface which stays frozen year round.
Draw a picture similar to this to represent the TUNDRA
Color in only the TUNDRA on your world map
Taiga (Coniferous Forest) Location: It is found stretching across upper Canada, northern Europe, and Asia. Temperature: The temperature ranges from -3 C to 100C (26F to 50F) Precipitation: averages 300-900 mm of rain per year.
Taiga (Coniferous Forest) continued Organisms: Moose, lynx, shrews, and bears are some animals of the taiga. It is a forested region of mostly cone-bearing, evergreen trees. Extra Fact: Most soil thaws completely during the summer, so trees can grow This biome is also called Coniferous forest. Coniferous means cone-bearing plant.
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Temperate Deciduous Forests Location: They can be found in the Eastern U.S., the middle of Europe, and in Asia. Temperature: The temperatures range from -30 C to 30C (-22 F to 86 F), hot summers and cold winters. Precipitation: Precipitation throughout the year ranges from 75 cm to 150 cm or 29 in to 60 in.
Temperate Deciduous Forests continued Organisms: White-tailed deer, various insects, rodents, bears, foxes, and birds are found in the forest. Most of the trees lose their leaves, examples: beech, elm, sweet gum, oak Extra Fact: These forests have four distinct seasons each year. Deciduous means to lose leaves.
Draw a picture similar to this to represent a Temperate Deciduous Forest.
Color in only the Temperate Deciduous Forest on your world map
Temperate Rain Forest Location: New Zealand, southern Chile, and the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. are some of the places this ecosystem will be found. Temperature: The average temperature ranges from 9°C to 12°C (48°F to 54°F). Precipitation: The precipitation is between 200 cm-400 cm/year or 7 feet-13 feet.
Temperate Rain Forest continued Organisms: beavers, raccoons, bears, elk, bobcats, variety of amphibians Extra Fact: This biome is characterized by the tall trees with needlelike leaves. Temperate: The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate, rather than extremely hot or cold, and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate.
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Tropical Rain Forest Location: This biome is the most biologically diverse of all the biomes and is near the equator. Temperature: It is hot with an average temperature of 25°C or 77°F. Precipitation: It is also wet with precipitation ranging from 200 cm-500 cm/yr or 7 feet-16 feet.
Tropical Rain Forest continued Organisms: Small animals, including monkeys, birds, snakes, rodents, frogs, and lizards live in the rain forest. Extra Fact: There are four zones: forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergents. Understory: above the ground, but under canopy Canopy: upper part of trees Emergents: trees higher than canopy trees
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Desert Location: While most deserts occur at low latitudes, another kind of desert, cold deserts, occur in Utah and Nevada (USA) and in parts of western Asia. Temperature: The temperatures vary from hot to cold. 300C (86F) during the day and -3.90 C (25F) at night. Precipitation: Deserts have less than 8 in. (20 cm) of rain per year.
Desert continued Organisms: Plants like the cactus are well-adapted to obtaining and storing water. Some plants have a waxy coating to conserve water. The soil is thin, sandy, or gravelly—very little organic matter. Extra Fact: The animals are adapted to minimize water loss and are often active at night/nocturnal.
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Grasslands Location: There are the prairies of North America, the steppes of Asia, the savanna of Africa, and the pampas of South America Temperature: Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures can be well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can be as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation: The precipitation ranges from 500mm to 900 mm/yr or 10 in - 29 in.
Grasslands Continued Organisms: These are prairies or plains and are dominated by grasses. Grazing animals are the most prominent animals of this biome. Extra Fact: These types of biomes may be temperate or tropical.
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Chaparral (Scrub/Shrubland) Location: Coastal Area: West Coast of U.S., West Coast of S.A., Western Coast of Australia Temperature: During the winter, the temperature can get as low as 30° F and the summers can get up to 100° F. The average temperature in the chaparral biome is 64° F. Precipitation: The average rainfall is 10 to 17 inches a year.
Chaparral (Scrub/Shrubland) Continued Organisms: Poor soil, scrub trees and shrubs Animals are mainly grassland and desert types. Examples: Jack Rabbit, Coyotes, Mule Deer, Lizards, Toads, and Insects Extra Fact: These plants are highly flammable. They grow as woody shrubs with hard and small leaves, are non-leaf-dropping (non-deciduous), and are drought-tolerant. After the first rains following a fire, the landscape is dominated by soft-leaved non-woody annual plants, known as fire followers, which die back with the summer dry period.
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Look at the diagrams to see which biomes occur more often in the world.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/graphindex.html