Section 1: What is a biome? Section 2: Forest Biomes...
Transcript of Section 1: What is a biome? Section 2: Forest Biomes...
Section 1: What is a biome?
Section 2: Forest Biomes
Section 3: Grassland, Desert, and Tundra Biomes
Biome summaries: chapter 6 pg. 146 1) Include: Intro on tropical rainforest-temperature and rainfall, & latitude
Nutrients- Layers Species diversity Threats Drawing or doodle for each subtopic
2) Temperate rain forest-intro temp. and rainfall, latitude Plants Animals Drawing or doodle for each plant & animal
3) Temperate forest-intro temp. and rainfall, latitude Plants Animals Drawing or doodle for each plant & animal 4) Taiga- intro, plants, animals same as above #3
Chapter 6, Section 1
What is a Biome? Objectives:
Describe how plants determine the name of a biome.
Explain how temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an area.
Explain how latitude and altitude affect which plants grow in an area.
Key Terms:
Biome
Climate
Latitude
Altitude
A biome is a large geographic region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities.
Each biome is made up of many individual ecosystems.
What is a Biome?
Biomes and Vegetation
Ecosystems of the world are grouped into regions called biomes. Biomes are named for the vegetation that grows there.
Biomes are described by their vegetation because plants that grow in an area determine the other organisms that can live there.
Biomes and Climate
Climate refers to the weather conditions such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, and winds in an area over a long period of time.
Biomes and Climate
The climate of a biome is determined by average temperature and precipitation.
Most organisms are adapted to live within a particular range of temperatures.
Precipitation limits the organisms that are found in a biome.
Biomes and Climate
Biomes, climate, and vegetation vary with latitude and altitude.
Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator and is measured in degrees.
Altitude is the height of an object above sea level.
Latitude and Altitude affect climate
Gets colder the higher up you go (altitude)
Gets colder the farther north/south of the equator you go (latitude)
Most food on Earth is grown between 30-60 degrees north and south of the equator
Biomes and Climate Latitude vs. Altitude
Climatograms Show average monthly values for
temperature and precipitation.
Temperature is expressed in degrees Celsius and is plotted as a smooth curve.
Precipitation values are given in centimeters and are plotted as a histogram.
Types of Terrestrial Biomes
Mountains
Tundra
Desert
Chaparral
Temperate Grassland
Tropical savanna
Taiga
Temperate forest
Tropical rainforest
Polar ice
Is the temperature of each biome hot, moderate, or cold?
Mountains -
Tundra -
Desert -
Chaparral -
Temperate Grassland -
Tropical savanna -
Taiga -
Temperate forest -
Tropical rainforest -
Polar ice -