NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
You will see from the map the Asia-Pacific region is made up of a diverse range of different natural
environments. Paste the map into you books and then complete the internet task.
Looking at the map you should identify one of the environments, also known as biomes, that occur
in the country you have been studying. Using the suggested sites or finding your own, you are to
prepare a visual display (powerpoint, poster) that shows the following about your chosen
environment:
 A description of the environment – where they are found, the climate
 A description of the types of plants, trees found
 A description of the types of animals found
 Details of any threats to the environment
 Details of how this environment is used and has been changed by people
Include pictures which show the environment and include details of the sites you used to obtain
your information.
THIS TASK IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE DOUBLE TODAY.
SUGGESTED SITES
GRASSLAND ENVIRONMENTS
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html#location
http://bioexpedition.com/grassland-biome/
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomegrass.htm
DESERT ENVIRONMENTS
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomedesert.htm
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com.au/environment/habitats/desert-profile/
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
MOUNTAIN/ALPINE ENVIRONMENTS
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/alpine.htm
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/alpine.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/mountain.htm
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/alpine.htm
FOREST ENVIRONMENTS
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/temperateforest.html
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm
WETLANDS ENVIRONMENTS
http://bioexpedition.com/wetland-biome/
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/water_wetlands.html
http://www.galeschools.com/environment/biomes/wetland/index.htm
RAINFOREST ENVIRONMENTS
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomerainfor.htm
http://bioexpedition.com/tropical-rainforest-biome/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm