Name: ___________________________________________
Period: ______
Temperature/Precipitation Biome Activity
Purpose: To construct a climatograph showing characteristics of various biomes using temperatures and precipitation data from
locations around the world.
Materials: colored pencils, textbook
Procedure:
1. Use the temperature and precipitation information from the data sheet to plot points on the graph. Each point should be
labeled with the biome description abbreviation.
o TF = tropical rain forest
o T = tundra
o CF = coniferous forest
o D = desert
o DF = temperate deciduous forest
o S = savanna
o G = temperate grasslands
o C = chaparral
2. Draw a loose circle around all of the biome description abbreviations of the same type.
3. Label each enclosure with its correct name.
4. Shade in the map with the corresponding colors from the graph to indicate where biomes are located – use your textbook
to help!
5. Answer the application questions.
Precipitation & Temperature Data
Location
Biome (Abbrev.)
Precipitation (cm)
Temperature (C)
Location
Mongolia
Bolivia
Chile
Mexico
Nevada
Alaska
Canada
Japan
Australia
California
India
Alberta
England
Kuwait
China
Peru
Baja
New Zealand
Ontario
Argentina
New York
Australia
California
Canada
South Dakota
Russia
Sweden
Quebec
Libya
CF
TF
D
TF
D
T
T
DF
D
C
TF
G
DF
D
D
DF
D
TF
CF
S
DF
S
DF
CF
G
G
CF
CF
D
200
257
10
210
13
15
12
159
10
50
250
35
150
5
2
60
4
205
80
200
140
90
80
90
40
6
198
103
2
5
30
10
28
25
-12
-9
20
18
22
19
0
15
19
5
15
31
15
-13
22
20
20
16
0
15
-5
10
-5
28
Egypt
Greenland
Florida
Cuba
Kansas
Russia
Canada
Africa
Michigan
Chile
Alps
Iceland
France
China
Russia
Oregon
Panama
Texas
Norway
South Africa
Pakistan
Russia
Turkey
North Dakota
Morocco
Georgia
Germany
Spain
South Africa
Biome
(Abbrev.)
D
T
DF
TF
G
CF
CF
S
DF
C
T
T
DF
S
T
DF
TF
G
CF
D
TF
CF
G
G
G
DF
DF
S
C
Precipitation
(cm)
12
35
156
295
40
165
165
160
110
37
20
20
105
95
10
170
295
40
109
25
210
45
20
40
14
125
54
140
40
Temperature
(C)
30
-10
17
29
20
9
9
28
15
25
-12
-15
14
28
-17
14
15
28
-15
23
20
-6
15
10
15
21
5
25
20
Biomes of the World
Key:
Tropical Forest
Coniferous Forest
Chaparral
Savanna
Temperature Deciduous Forest
Temperate Grassland
Desert
Chaparral
Tundra
Climatograph of the World’s Major Terrestrial Biomes
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35 +
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30 +
|
25 +
|
20 +
|
15 +
|
10 +
|
5+
|
0+
|
-5 +
|
-10 +
|
-15 +
|
-20 +
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Application Questions:
1.
Which of the biomes has the broadest set of characteristics? How do you know?
Which of the biomes has the smallest set of characteristics? How do you know?
2. What seems to be the major difference between a deciduous forest and a coniferous forest? Give proof from the graph!
3. What makes it possible for a country (the US for example) to have more than one type of biome within its borders?
4. The lower right hand side of your graph seems to be void of biomes. What reason for this occurrence can you give?
Explain.
5. Prickly Pete wants to start a cactus grove in Oregon, where the average temperature is 10C and the average precipitation
in 150cm. Would you be willing to invest in this venture? Why?
What type of plant would be more suited to this location?
6. What might happen to a coniferous forest and a deciduous forest which reside next to each other on a mountain slope if the average
temperature in that locale were to rise 10 degrees C?
7. Summarize in 2-3 sentences the relationship between abiotic and biotic factors in ecosystems.