Influences of Climate on the Distribution of Biomes (Day 2 Activity)
1. Read and answer Guided Reading Questions (be sure to write questions)in ISN
2. Watch teacher presentation to determine whether your answers are correct
Biomes
The ecosystems (community of plants and animal) of a specific region are called biomes. Biomes are
divided into four main categories: forests, grasslands, deserts, and tundra.
Influence of Climate
Temperature and precipitation determine the distribution of the world’s biomes.
Tropical Biomes: Areas in the lower latitudes are influenced by warmer temperatures and often
abundant precipitation. Biomes in these regions include tropical rainforests and tropical grasslands.
Temperate Biomes: Areas in the middle latitudes have biomes adapted to seasonal shifts in
temperature in precipitation in temperature. Biomes in these regions include deciduous forests and
temperate grasslands. As the latitude increases, deciduous forest transition to mixed and coniferous
forests.
Polar Biomes: Areas in the higher latitudes tend to be dominated by coniferous forests in the warmer
portions that transition to tundra in the cooler areas.
Deserts: These biomes occur in areas with limited precipitation requiring plants and animals adapted to
such. Hot & Dry deserts
Guided Reading Questions
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What are biomes?
What influence does climate have on biomes?
What are tropical biomes influenced by?
What are temperate biomes influenced by?
What are polar biomes influenced by?
What are desert biomes influenced by?
Lab 2: Climate and Biomes
Biome Information
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
Climate Zones
Climagraphs
Name
Date
Period
Lab 2: Climate and Biomes
Directions: Using the Biome link below, Google Earth, the latitude diagram and the climographs…
a. Determine the type of biome
b. Explain your choice using information from the 4 resources listed above
Tindouf, Algeria
Type of Biome
Explain
McMurdo, Antartica
Type of Biome
Explain
Iquitos, Peru
Type of Biome
Explain
Dakar, Senegal
Type of Biome
Explain
Yakutsk, Russia
Type of Biome
Explain