Biomes

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A Biome is an area or region with a specific climate and the life forms that live there

Weather & Climate

Temperature

Precipitation

Landforms

Mountains

Bodies of Water

Canyons

Islands

Fauna (Animals)

Flora (Plants)

Adaptations needed for plants & animals to survive in the biome

Relationships

Predator-prey

Competition

Limiting factors

Biotic

Abiotic

Ecological concerns or issues

Brochure Directions

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Grading Rubric

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Chaparral (Shrubland/Scrubland)

Desert

Fresh Water (Lakes, Rivers, Ponds, Wetlands)

Grasslands

Marine (Ocean , Coral Reef, Estuaries)

Tropical Savannah

Taiga/Boreal Forest

Temperature Deciduous Forest

Tropical Rainforest

Tundra

Chapparal/Shrubland/Scrubland

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=chaparral http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/medit/medit.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/chaparral/chaparral.shtml

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#Chaparral http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioshrubland.php

http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/chaparral.html

http://biology.about.com/od/landbiomes/a/aa060906a.htm

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/shrub.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/desert/desert.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biodesert.php

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=desert http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/desert.html

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/desert-profile.html

Desert

Freshwater

(Lakes, Ponds, Rivers, Wetlands)

http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/freshwater-profile.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/freshwater.php

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/fresh.html

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/wetlands/ http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrivers.html

http://www.zoomwhales.com/biomes/marsh/freshwater.shtml

http://www.zoomwhales.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml

http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Freshwater.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/fresh-water-biomes.html

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Freshwater_biomes http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic2.htm

Grassland

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tempgrass/tempgras.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biograssland.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/grasslands.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/grassland/grassland.shtml

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=grassland http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_grassland.htm

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-profile.html

Marine

(Oceans, Coral Reefs, Estuaries) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/marine.php

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/marine-biome-marine-biology.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/ocean-profile.html

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/marine.html

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-marine-biome.htm

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/marine_ecology.html

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_aquatic.htm

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Marine_biomes http://www.idiotica.com/cranium/encyclopedia/content/Oceans.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Coral_reef http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/ http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/

Taiga/Boreal Forest

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/taiga.html

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest.htm

http://www.taigarescue.org/index.php?view_article=70 http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/taiga/taiga.shtml

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=taiga

Temperate Deciduous Forest

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tempforest http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/temp/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/dforest.html

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tbdf/tbdf.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotemperate.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/deciduous_forest.htm

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/deciduous.html

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_forest2.htm

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8c.htm

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm

Tropical Rainforest

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/forests.php#tropical http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/B/Biomes.html#TropicalRainForest http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml

http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/trforest.htm

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biorainforest.php

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=rainforest http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/rainforest.html

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/rainforest-profile.html

Tropical Savannah

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/savannah.html

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/savanna/savanna.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/20/getsource.cfm?id=3717 http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/grassland-profile.html

http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/savannah.html

http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_grassland.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=grassland&subtopic=t ropical http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/savanna.htm

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/grasslands.php

http://www.pupilvision.com/uppersixth/savanna1.htm

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/mammals/habitat/tropgrassland/overview.html

Tundra

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tundra http://mrogren.wikispaces.com/Polar+grasslands http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tundra.htm

http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/tundra/index.htm

http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/tundra.html

http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/tundra/tundra.html

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotundra.php

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=biomes&topic=tundra http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_tundra.htm

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-profile.html

Works Cited

Chaparral. 2000 Blue Planet Biomes. 30 April 2009

<http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm>.

De Blij, H. J.. "World Biome Map." Online Image. WorldBiomes.com. No date. 30 April 2009

<http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_map.htm>.

Desert. 2002 Missouri Botantical Garden. 1 May 2009

<http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm>.

Fresh Water. National Geographic. 1 May 2009

<http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/hab itats/freshwater-profile.html>.

Putatunda, Rita. Marine Biome - Marine Biology. 5 Jan. 2008 Buzzle.com. 4

May 2009 <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/marine-biome-marinebiology.html>.

Taiga. Thinkquest.org. 30 April 2009

<http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=bio mes&topic=taiga>.

Temperate Deciduous Forest. Marietta College. 4 May 2009

<http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tempded.htm>.

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