Transcript Biome
How do you think climate effects what vegetation and animal or in a region or area? Biome Terms • Ecosystem- an interdependent community of plants & animals. • Biome- an ecosystem of a specific region. • The four types of biomes are : forest, grassland, desert, tundra. • A forest biome is determined by the types of trees in the area. Forests Deserts Grasslands Tundra What does Coniferous Forest look like? • Coniferous means “cone bearing”. • Evergreen-trees that produce cones and pine needles. • Pine needles remain on trees all year long. Weather and Climate • Cold, long, snowy winters • Humid summers Where are Coniferous Forests? • Canada, Asia, Europe & U.S. Coniferous Animals •Reindeers •Bobcats •Bears •Squirrel What do Deciduous Forest look like? • Broad leaf trees like Maple, oak, & mosses. • Tends to lose leaves when the weather turns cold. Weather and Climate • • • • Warm summers and cool winters Trees lose there leaves when it turns cold Some deciduous forest has winter snow fall. Rainfall tends to be heavy. Where are Deciduous Forest? • Eastern U.S., Canada, Europe, China, & Japan. Deciduous Animals Wolfe Bold Eagle Platypus Grizzly Bear White Tail Deer What does a Rain Forest look like? • Has many layers of trees. • vines, palms, orchids, and ferns. • Contain a lot of moister and water Weather and Climate • Remains warm and frost free year round. • The temperature is consistent (between 70-90 degrees. • It gets lots of rain all year. Where are Rain forest? • Between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. • Northern South America, Central America, Central Africa, and Indonesia. Rain Forest Animals • Many types of birds, monkeys, cat like mammals, insects, lizards and snakes. What does Grassland look like? • Grasses: prairie clover, oats, wheat, & barley. Weather and Climate • Windy, semi-dry biome, but has a rainy season • Temperature Range: (56°F). • Annual Precipitation: (32 in.). Where are grasslands found? • On every continent except the South Pole. • One-Fourth of the earth is grassland. • Great Plains of North America. Grassland Animals •Zebra •Lions •Elephants •Wilder beast What does Deserts look like? Joshua Tree • Sandy often salty soil • Few trees, but may sand dunes • Various cactus plants Where are the Deserts? • Most are in Africa. • Others are in the U.S. S. America Australia, and Asia. • The largest Desert in the world is the Sahara in Africa. Sahara Desert Weather and Climate • Dry, it barely rains • Sunny, the sand is hot • Hot temp., up to 131 degrees • Cold at Night Desert Animals What does a Tundra Biome Look Like? • • • • Tundra “Treeless plain” Almost no trees due to short growing season. Sedges, shrubs and grass ground frozen year round Weather and Climate • Permafrost-Coldest of the all the biomes. • To cold for many animals or plants to survive. • Very short summer season. Where are Tundra biome located? • Artic, North America, Europe, Siberia • Found in the most Northern climates Animals of the Tundra Polar Bear Polar Bears Caribou Oxen Wolves Create Your own ecosystem form the four types biomes we discussed. You must illustrate the type of vegetation and animal found in that biome.