1. 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

2. Which words are you familiar with, and which do you not yet know? BiomeLatitudeClimate EcosystemsBiogeographyIsolation Predominant Vegetation AdaptationEnvironment

3. These are BIOMES! Forests Aquatic Tundra Desert Grasslands What is a biome? http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

4. 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

5. How does LATITUDE affect BIOMES? Desert Tundra Grasslands Forests Aquatic

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

7. How do CLIMATE and LATITUDE affect BIOMES? 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 __________________ HIGH LATITUDES MIDDLE LATITUDES LOW LATITUDES

8. 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

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

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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Resources http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss 5/biome/http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss 5/biome/