Biomes / Habitats of the World Part 1

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Biomes /Habitats of the WorldPart 1

• Lesson 13

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Aim How do habitats differ around the world?

• Objectives S.W.B.A.T.
• Define the terms
• Habitat, Biome, Climate, Temperature
• Identify the biomes of the world
• Tundra, Taiga, Deciduous, Desert, Grassland,
  Tropical
• Differentiate the biomes based on the plants and
  animals found in each biome.

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Aim How do habitats differ around the world?
Do Now Observe the habitat depicted in this
picture

• Describe
• the climate or temperature
• Animals
• Plants that inhabit the area

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Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• From the previous activity can you define
• Habitat?
• Another word for habitat is a BIOME.
• A biome is one of Earths large ecosystems /
  habitat, with its own kind of
• climate,
• soil,
• plants, and
• animals.

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Aim How do habitats differ around the world
What is the difference between Climate and
Temperature?

• Climate
• The average weather conditions of a certain
  region, including temperature, rainfall, and wind.

• Temperature
• The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or
  environment

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There are Six major biomes
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• Taiga
• Deciduous forest
• Tropical rain forest
• Desert
• Tundra
• Grassland

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Tundra
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• A cold biome of the far north the ground is
  frozen even in summer
• Where in the world do you think that is?.....

You are here!
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Animals of the Tundra
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• Musk oxen,
• arctic foxes,
• polar bear.

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Taiga
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• A cool forest biome of conifers (pines) in the
  upper Northern part of the world.
• Where in the world do you think that is?.....

You are here!
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Animals of the Taiga
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• Rodents,
• snowshoe hares,
• lynx,

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Aim How do habitats differ around the world
Animals of the Taiga

• caribou,
• bears,
• wolves,

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Deciduous Forest
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• A forest biome with many kinds of trees that lose
  their leaves each autumn.
• Where in the world do you think that is?.....

You are here!
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Animals of the Deciduous Forest
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• Wolves,
• deer,
• bears,
• and a wide variety of small mammals,
• birds,
• amphibians,
• reptiles, and insects

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Homework
Aim How do habitats differ around the world

• Go back to each of the Biomes discussed in this
  lesson and visit the web-site. Find at least
  three (3) plants / flora, found in each of those
  habitats.
• Remember the biomes
• Taiga,
• Tundra and
• Deciduous Forest.

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Credits

• Links
• http//www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm