Land Biomes Michele Matias EPI 0003 Land Biomes
Land Biomes Michele Matias EPI 0003
Land Biomes What is a biome? • A biome is a large area with distinctive plants, animals, and climate. • • • What types of land biomes exist? forest grasslands savanna alpine tundra
Land Biome Objectives • Learn the locations of the earth’s different biomes. • Become familiar with the earth’s different biomes’ climate/rainfall. • Able to name and describe two plants in each land biome discussed. • Able to name and describe two animals in each land biome discussed.
Biome Table Deciduous Forest Rainforest Taiga Location: Climate/rainfall: Plants: Animals:
Biome Table Grassland Desert Savanna Location: Climate/ rainfall: Plants: Animals:
Biome Table Alpine Tundra Location: Climate/rainfall: Plants: Animals:
Deciduous Forest • Location: • • • N. America S. America Middle Europe Russia Japan, E. China • New Zealand • Climate/rainfall: • Avg. temp 50 F, rainfall 30”-60”
Plants and Animals of the Deciduous Forest • American Beech • Common Lime • American Bald Eagle • Least Weasel
Rainforest • Location: • S. America • Africa • Asia • Climate/rainfall: • Temp. 68 -93 F • Rainfall 50”-260”
Plants and animals of the Rainforest • Bengal Bamboo • Chimpanzee • Curare • Bengal Tiger
Taiga • Needle leaf forest, cold, largest land biome. • Location: • Eurasia • N. America • Climate/rainfall • Temp: winter -65 -30 F, summer 20 to 70 F • Rainfall: (rain, snow, and dew) 12”-33”
Plants and Animals of the Taiga • White Fir • Wolverine • Paper Birch • Long-eared Owl
Grasslands • Large biomes with terrains of grass, flowers and herbs. • Location: • • • N. America S. America Russia Europe Africa • Climate/rainfall: • Temp: winter low of -40 F, summer high of 70 F • Rainfall: temperate, 10” 30”, sub-tropical 25”-60”
Plants and animals of the grasslands • Fleabane • Coyote • Pampas Grass • Saiga Antelope
Desert • Location: • • • N. America S. America Africa Asia Australia • Climate/rainfall: • Temp: hot desert, 49 C cold desert, winter 2 -4 C summer 21 -26 C
Plants and animals of the desert • Saguaro cactus • Mojave rattlesnake • Barrel cactus • Banded Gila Monster
Savanna • Found between tropical rainforest and desert biomes. • Location: • S. America • Africa • N. Australia • Climate/rainfall: • Temp: 70 F • Rainfall: dry season 4”, wet season 15”-25”
Plants and animals of the savanna • Baobab • Black Mamba • Jarrah • Koala Bear
Alpine • Mountain regions all around the world. • Location: • • • N. America S. America Africa Europe Asia • Climate/rainfall: • Temp: summer 10 -15 C, winter is below freezing.
Plants and animals of the alpine • Wild Potato • Andean Condor • Bristlecone Pine • Chinchilla
Tundra • Northern Hemisphere • Location: • • N. America Europe Asia Greenland • Climate/rainfall: • Temp: winter 18 F, summer 54 F.
Plants and Animals of the Tundra • Pasque Flower • Polar Bear • Caribou Moss • Ermine
Land Biome Evaluation • Graphing and answering land biome questions for assessment.
Bibliography • • • • Andean condor Animal video clips Big Cat Rescue Bird sounds Black Mamba Blue planet Eagle conservation Coyote sounds Elephant desert picture Land biome evaluation Long-eared owl calls Nature picture Rainfall graph Taiga
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