NAME:__________________________
Temperature/Precipitation Biome Activity
Purpose: To construct a graph showing characteristics of various biomes using
temperatures and precipitation data from locations around the world.
Materials: Pencil, Precipitation & Temperature data sheet
Procedure:
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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.
TF=tropical rain forest
CF=coniferous forest
DF=deciduous forest
G=grasslands
T=tundra
D=desert
S=savanna
Draw a loose circle around all of the biome description abbreviations of the same type
Label each enclosure with its correct name
Answer the application questions
Temperature/Precipitation Biome Graph
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35 +
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30 +
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25 +
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20 +
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15 +
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10 +
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5 +
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0 +
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-5 +
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-10 +
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-15 +
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-20 +
0
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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?
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. What does figure A describe happens to vegetation as precipitation decreases?
8. Using figure B describe the relationship of precipitation and temperature.
Precipitation & Temperature data sheet
Location
Mongolia
Bolivia
Chile
Mexico
Nevada
Alaska
Canada
Egypt
Greenland
Florida
Cuba
Kansas
Russia
Canada
Japan
Africa
Australia
Michigan
India
Alps
Alberta
Iceland
England
France
Kuwait
China
China
Russia
Peru
Oregon
Baja
Panama
New Zealand
Texas
Ontario
Norway
Argentina
South Africa
New York
Pakistan
Australia
Russia
California
Turkey
Canada
North Dakota
South Dakota
Morocco
Russia
Georgia
Sweden
Germany
Quebec
Spain
Libya
Biome
Precipitation
Abbreviation
(cm)
CF
TF
D
TF
D
T
T
D
T
DF
TF
G
CF
CF
DF
S
D
DF
TF
T
G
T
DF
DF
D
S
D
T
DF
DF
D
TF
TF
G
CF
CF
S
D
DF
TF
S
CF
DF
G
CF
G
G
G
G
DF
CF
DF
CF
S
D
200
257
10
210
13
15
12
12
35
156
295
40
170
165
159
160
10
110
250
20
35
20
150
105
5
95
2
10
60
170
4
295
205
40
80
109
200
25
140
210
90
45
80
20
90
40
40
14
6
125
198
54
103
140
2
Temperature
(C)
5
30
10
28
25
-12
-9
30
-10
17
29
20
-6
9
20
28
18
15
19
-12
0
-15
15
14
19
28
5
-17
15
14
31
15
15
28
-13
-15
22
23
20
20
20
-6
16
15
0
10
15
15
-5
21
10
5
-5
25
28