1. Regions of North Carolina
2.7.1 EXPLAIN HOW ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS INTERACT TO CREATE THE VARIOUS BIOMES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
2.7.1A EXPLAIN HOW BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS DETERMINE BIOME CLASSIFICATION (TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, ALTITUDE, TYPE OF PLANT, LATITUDE, TYPE OF ANIMALS).
2.7.1B COMPARE IMPACTS OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS ON BIODIVERSITY.
2.7.1C MATCH LANDFORMS AND SOILS (AND THEIR CHANGE OVER TIME) TO BIOMES.
w/ help from Kelsey Oberneufemann, NC Dept of Natural Resources

2. NC Regions Foldable
For notes today, you will organize the information in a foldable:
Create a foldable detailing the information you learned today about each of North Carolina’s three regions.
Fold paper hamburger-style
Cut flaps for each of the regions.
On the front of the paper, label the regions
On the inside, include information about abiotic (soil, landforms, water) and biotic factors that characterize each region.
On the back of the paper, include general information about the interactions of abiotic and biotic factors and how those relate to ecosystems and biodiversity.
Fill in any extra space with colorful pictures.

3. Biome
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
When we talk about biomes, we typically mean LARGE areas.

4. Living or Nonliving? Biomes are determined by two factors:
Abiotic: non-living
Biotic: living
Is it living or nonliving?
temperature,
rainfall,
type of plant,
altitude,
latitude,
type of animals

5. Regions of North Carolina
Different parts of our state do have different soil, landforms, river water, and temperatures.
Because of the differences in these abiotic factors, there are differences in the biotic factors- what can live in each one
So we divide North Carolina into three regions
Coastal Plain is divided into more groups, including inner and outer (and then Tidewater and Outer Banks).

6. Landforms Mountains: …Mountains!
Piedmont: Rolling hills (means “foothills” in French)
Coastal Plains: Low, flat to gently sloping land
Elevation also affects temperature
Higher elevations are typically colder

7. Soil Mountains: Rich, rocky soil Piedmont: Clay soil
Coastal Plain: Rich, sandy soil

8. River Water Mountains: Fast, cold water
Piedmont: Somewhat slower and warmer water
Coastal Plain: Slow, warm, sometimes brackish water

9. Ecosystems
Soils, water, and temperature combine to create various places where certain plants will grow (and others won't)
That determines what animals can live there.
An ecosystem is a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment

10. Biodiversity The number of different species in a given area
The more diverse plant communities an area is able to support, the more diverse animals can live there too
Think less competition for everyone
North Carolina is also at the upper and lower ranges of many animals (Not too hot, not too cold)
Because of this, North Carolina has a HUGE diversity of species
In fact, we have more species of salamander than anywhere in the world!

11. Coastal Plains
Sandy soil of the Coastal Plain is a great place for Longleaf Pine, and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers will only create their nesting cavities in mature Longleaf Pine forests.

12. Mountains
Cold tops of our mountains is where spruce forests can grow, and that is the only place where you will find the Northern Flying Squirrel in our state