Instructions You may complete the assignment digitally and then print it out or you may print it out and use scissors and glue to do the matching. You will need to determine which climatograph and which image matches each biome. Paste each graph and picture below the biome name. Add any other names for the biome and any key terms for the biome below. Examples of key terms would be like permafrost, monsoon, etc. (you may use your book as a reference) If you have trouble reading the climatographs, see the next page. Answer the conclusion questions

How to Read a Climograph You can find out what the weather is like where you live by looking out the window or by stepping outside. Weather refers to temperature, precipitation (rain and snow), and the wind's direction and speed. Scientists who study the weather collect information from different places on Earth and come up with averages, or typical types of weather, for a particular place. This average, or typical type of weather that occurs during a year, is called the "climate.“ A quick way to get an idea of the climate of a particular place is to look at a "climate-graph," or "climograph." A climograph is what scientists create to show a particular location's average temperature and precipitation during the year. Copyright © 2002 WGBH Educational Foundation. Original copyright © 1997-2001 Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future™. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Below is a climograph for Moose Factory, Canada. To help you learn to read a climograph, the different parts of the climograph have been identified by number. A description of each of the numbered parts is given below. The type of biome associated with the place. The place where the temperature and precipitation were measured. A scale used to indicate inches of precipitation. The months of the year. The letters J, F, M, etc., stand for January, February, March, etc. The temperature scale in degrees Fahrenheit. A bar graph showing the average precipitation for each month. In this example, the average total precipitation is about 1 inch in January and nearly 4 inches in August. (Note: Values for this graph are found on the left-hand scale.) A line graph showing monthly temperature during the year. In this example, the lowest temperature is about -5°F in January and the highest is about 45°F in July. (Note: Values for this graph are found on the right-hand scale.)

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Temperate Deciduous Forest Polar Evergreen Forest Biome Matching Tropical Rain Forest Temperate Deciduous Forest Polar Evergreen Forest IMAGE CLIMATOGRAPH Other Names: Terms to know:

Biome Matching IMAGE CLIMATOGRAPH Tropical Grassland Temperate Grassland Polar Grassland IMAGE CLIMATOGRAPH Other Names: Terms to know:

Biome Matching IMAGE CLIMATOGRAPH Tropical Desert Temperate Desert Polar Desert IMAGE CLIMATOGRAPH Other Names: Terms to know:

Conclusion Questions What do the terms tropical, temperate, and polar stand for based on this activity? What rainfall trends can be assigned to the terms forest, grassland, and desert? For each biome, list 4 adaptations that would be needed for plant and animal survival in that biome.