BIOMES How do climate and latitude effect a biome? WG.4C Explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions [SUPPORTING STANDARD] YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know? Biome Latitude Climate Ecosystems Biogeography Isolation Predominant Vegetation Adaptation Environment http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology/biology-i/environment/biosphere.php

These are BIOMES! Aquatic Desert Tundra What is a biome? Forests http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ "the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and characterized by adaptations of organisms to that particular environment" Tundra What is a biome? Forests Grasslands http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

How does CLIMATE affect BIOMES? tundra boreal forest temperate forest tropical rainforest tropical grassland temperate grassland cold desert hot & dry desert semi-arid desert coastal desert

How does LATITUDE affect BIOMES? Tundra Grasslands Forests Aquatic Desert

Locate the BIOMES… HIGH LATITUDES MIDDLE LATITUDES LOW LATITUDES (TROPICAL)

How do CLIMATE and LATITUDE affect BIOMES? HIGH LATITUDES MIDDLE LATITUDES LOW LATITUDES COLDER WARMER FOREST DESERT If it’s in between it’s grassland. If it’s HIGH it’s COLD which results in TUNDRA If it’s LOW it’s _____ which results in _______, _______, or _____ If it’s WET it’s a __FOREST____ If it’s DRY it’s a __________________

Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Where would a warm rainforest biome be located? F highlands G tropical latitudes H middle latitudes J high latitudes In which of the following would an Alaskan black bear thrive? A equatorial highlands B tropical latitudes C middle latitudes D high latitudes

What if it’s ISOLATED? HIGH LATITUDES MIDDLE LATITUDES LOW LATITUDES Areas with the same BIOME can have a different BIOGEOGRAPHY!

What if it’s ISOLATED? Areas with the same BIOME can have a different BIOGEOGRAPHY! Only Australia has MARSUPIALS.

Let’s see what we know… Which are you ready to answer, and which do you need a peek? Where would the vegetations and soils of tropical regions be located? F low latitudes G middle latitudes H high latitudes J polar regions Australia's unique biogeography is probably the result of — F climate G isolation H biodiversity J trade exchanges

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… WG.4C Explain the influence of climate on the distribution of biomes in different regions How do climate and latitude effect a biome? Use the word wall words to answer.

Resources http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/