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Study Guide
Chapter 2 Section 3: Biography- Textbook pages 54-57
Chapter 2 Section 4: Biomes pages 58-67
biogeography- the study of where organisms live
continental drift- the very slow motion of the continents
dispersal- the movement of organisms form one place to another
exotic species- species that are carried to a new location by people
climate- typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time
List 3 ways organisms can be dispersed
1. wind
2. water
3. living things
biome- A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
canopy- A leafy roof formed by tall trees in a forest
understory- A layer of shorter plants that grow in the shade of a forest canopy
desert- An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of precipitation per year
grassland- An area populated by grasses an and other nonwoody plants. Most grasslands get 25 to
75 centimeters of rain each year
savanna- A grassland close to the equator that receives as much as 120 centimeters of rain per
year
deciduous forest- A forest where the trees shed its leaves and grows new ones each year
coniferous forest- A forest where the trees produce its seeds in cones and that has needle-shaped
leaves
boreal forest- Forest filled with firs and spruces trees. These trees are coniferous
tundra- An extremely cold, dry biome
permafrost- Solid that is frozen all year
6 Major Land Biomes:
1. rainforest
2. deciduous forest
3. boreal forest
4. grasslands
5. tundra
6. desert