Geography- Interconnections and Biomes
Biomes: What is a biome?
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature), animals and plants. There are terrestrial biomes (land) and aquatic biomes (water). Biome Tundra:
Location- Regions south of the ice caps in the Arctic. In North America, Northern Europe and Asia.
Climate- Short cool summers and long freezing cold winters. High winds.
Adaptions- Thick fur to survive during winter and found places to hibernate during winter.
Plants- Lichens mosses, grasses, shrubs.
Animals- Artic Fox and Polar bear
Special Facts- Plants in Tundra regions tend to be small and stunted due to the year round freezing and thawing of the poor soil. Biome Desert:
Location- On the western side of Earth, including, Asia, Africa, and Australia
Climate- Really, really dry. Little to no rainfall at all.
Adaptions- Animals need to go for long periods without or with little water.
Plants- Barrel Cactus and Desert spoons
Animals- Dingos, Kangaroos, Camels
Special Facts- Although the daytime temperatures of the desert biome are very hot, they can get very cold at night.
All the major biomes:
Polar lands, Tundra, Boreal forest. Mountain vegetation, Temperature forest, Grasslands, Desert and Tropical forest. Why is there such an abundance of life in a rainforest?
This is because abundance of life is due to ideal growing conditions in the forests.
Why is the grasslands biome important for human populations?
The grasslands biome is important to human population because it has the ability to grow plants and provide animals with a place to live, it provides most of the world’s foods and fibre, for example, animals provide meat and milk and plants provide rice and vegetables. Food security:
What is food security?
Food security is a state where all people at all times have access to enough safe, nutritious food to sustain a healthy life. For a person, community or country to have a secure food supply they must have
Biomes are regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature), animals and plants. There are terrestrial biomes (land) and aquatic biomes (water). Biome Tundra:
Location- Regions south of the ice caps in the Arctic. In North America, Northern Europe and Asia.
Climate- Short cool summers and long freezing cold winters. High winds.
Adaptions- Thick fur to survive during winter and found places to hibernate during winter.
Plants- Lichens mosses, grasses, shrubs.
Animals- Artic Fox and Polar bear
Special Facts- Plants in Tundra regions tend to be small and stunted due to the year round freezing and thawing of the poor soil. Biome Desert:
Location- On the western side of Earth, including, Asia, Africa, and Australia
Climate- Really, really dry. Little to no rainfall at all.
Adaptions- Animals need to go for long periods without or with little water.
Plants- Barrel Cactus and Desert spoons
Animals- Dingos, Kangaroos, Camels
Special Facts- Although the daytime temperatures of the desert biome are very hot, they can get very cold at night.
All the major biomes:
Polar lands, Tundra, Boreal forest. Mountain vegetation, Temperature forest, Grasslands, Desert and Tropical forest. Why is there such an abundance of life in a rainforest?
This is because abundance of life is due to ideal growing conditions in the forests.
Why is the grasslands biome important for human populations?
The grasslands biome is important to human population because it has the ability to grow plants and provide animals with a place to live, it provides most of the world’s foods and fibre, for example, animals provide meat and milk and plants provide rice and vegetables. Food security:
What is food security?
Food security is a state where all people at all times have access to enough safe, nutritious food to sustain a healthy life. For a person, community or country to have a secure food supply they must have