1. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Name 5 different biomes

2. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Objectives
Analyse climographs to show the relationship between temperature, rainfall and type of ecosystem.
Construct Gersmehl diagrams to show inter-relationships between nutrient stores and flows.
Outcomes
3: Describe what is shown by climographs and Gersmehl diagrams.
5: Interpret a range of diagrams looking at ecosystem attributes.
7: Evaluate the limitations of diagrams based on ecosystems.
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

3. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Outcomes
3: Describe what is shown by climographs and Gersmehl diagrams.
5: Interpret a range of diagrams looking at ecosystem attributes.
7: Evaluate the limitations of diagrams based on ecosystems.
What summaries can we make based upon a climograph?
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

4. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
1. Looking at the two diagrams above what conclusions can we draw based on links between the two?
2. Choose 3 types of ecosystem and explain the productivity shown.
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

5. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

6. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

7. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

8. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Outcomes
3: Describe what is shown by climographs and Gersmehl diagrams.
5: Interpret a range of diagrams looking at ecosystem attributes.
7: Evaluate the limitations of diagrams based on ecosystems.
Sketch a Gersmehl diagram for each of the following:
Taiga
Tropical rainforest
Desert
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

9. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Outcomes
3: Describe what is shown by climographs and Gersmehl diagrams.
5: Interpret a range of diagrams looking at ecosystem attributes.
7: Evaluate the limitations of diagrams based on ecosystems.
In each case what is the main store?
What form might this take?
Why do we see these differences?
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.

10. Climographs and Gersmehl diagrams
Outcomes
3: Describe what is shown by climographs and Gersmehl diagrams.
5: Interpret a range of diagrams looking at ecosystem attributes.
7: Evaluate the limitations of diagrams based on ecosystems.
Key terms: climograph, Gersmehl diagram, precipitation, nutrient flow.