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World Biomes and Climate Zones
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• To identify where different biomes are located.
• To make links between biomes and climate zones.
• To implement this new knowledge in a piece of extended writing.
• To understand what biomes are and where they are located across the world.
Learning Objective
Success Criteria
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An ecosystem is a system of plants and animals which are interconnected and working together.
Some ecosystems are found under a stone or in a pond and are very small, whereas others are very large and cover the majority of a continent.
An ecosystem covering a large area of a continent is called a biome.
What Are Ecosystems and Biomes?
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Types of Biomes
alpineColder climates found at high altitudes in mountain ranges. Populated with coniferous trees such as firs and pines.
chaparralHot and dry like a desert, but has more rain and therefore more plants and animals, including yucca, trees and cacti, coyotes, deer, lizards and jack rabbits.
deciduous forest
Warm, wet and mild areas and dominated by deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves in the autumn).
desert
Deserts are dry; less than 25cm rain per year. They can be hot and sandy or cold and icy. Both hot and cold deserts can support life as long as it is well adapted, such as cacti and silver ants in hot deserts, and penguins in cold deserts.
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desertscrub
Very dry areas of hot deserts populated with grasses, herbs and shrubs adapted to live in very arid areas.
grasslands
Areas where a variety of grasses grow. There are few other trees or plants apart from near to water sources. The grasslands are very hot places in summer. Some become extremely cold in the winter.
rainforest
Warm, wet and humid, rainforests are home to half of the world’s species and are populated with dense vegetation and trees. Rainforest animals include sloths, howler monkeys and jaguars.
Types of Biomes
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Grasslandssavanna
This is a mixture of grasslands and woodland. There are some trees but they are spread out enough to allow the sunlight to reach the ground and grasses in between. Animals that live here include zebras, giraffes and lions.
Types of Biomes
Rainforesttaiga
Very wet and cold, receiving plenty of snow during the winter. Coniferous trees are evergreen and remain green all year round. The soil is not very nutritious and therefore, the variety of vegetation is limited.
tundra
Cold, harsh and difficult for much vegetation to survive. Found at the top of mountains and the Poles. These areas are snow-covered and all life here is very hardy, including mosses, birds and mountain goats.
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Grasslands
Biome Locations
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Grasslands
Linking Biomes and Climates
Area Biome Climate
North Africa
Northern Russia
India
Central Australia
Eastern USA
UK
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Use an atlas to help you answer these questions. What is the biome in...
India?
Central Australia?
Eastern USA?
the UK?
North Africa?
Russia?
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Desert
What is the biome in North Africa?
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What is the biome in northern Russia?
Tundra
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Name a biome in India
Rainforest or Savanna
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What is the biome in central Australia?
Desert
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What is the biome in Eastern USA?
Deciduous forest
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What is the biome in the UK?
Deciduous forest
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Types of Climate Zone
Polar Very cold and dry all year round Antarctica
Biome Description Example
Temperate Cold winters and mild summers UK
Arid Dry and hot all year round Sahara Desert
Tropical Hot and wet all year round Brazil
Mediterranean Dry, hot summers and mild winters Spain
Mountain Very cold, sometimes wet, all year Himalayas
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Grasslands
Climate Zone Locations
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Use an atlas to help you answer these questions. What is the climate in...
India?
Central Australia?
Eastern USA?
the UK?
North Africa?
Russia?
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Arid
What is the climate in North Africa?
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Polar
What is the climate in Northern Russia?
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Tropical
What is the climate in India?
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Arid
What is the climate in central Australia?
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Temperate
What is the climate in eastern USA?
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Temperate
What is the climate in the UK?
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Imagine you are on holiday anywhere in the world!
Write a postcard, email or letter describing the climate and the landscape.You should include a description of the type of weather you are experiencing.You should describe the types of plants and animals you can see there.
Report It!
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