Habitats

Habitats

Today we'll be learning about habitats!

What is a habitat?

• It's a place where animals live!

• It is made up of these things: food, water, and shelter.

Types of Habitats (For Today)

• Rain Forest

• Desert

• Oceans

• Grasslands

Rain Forest

Mostly found in South America, Africa, and Southern Asia near the equator.  Very hot, wet, and humid! Plants are dense, tall, leafy, green, and grow in layers called a canopy. Rainfall occurs often, usually daily.

ANIMALS: Cougars, pumas, snakes, exotic birds, gorillas, tigers, and more.

Rainforests are home to HALF of the Earth’s plant and animal species.

Multiple Choice

What is a canopy?

• Layered plants

• A house

• Something you lay in.

Desert

WHERE:

Africa and North America

WEATHER:

Very dry Extreme heat during the day Very cold at night

OTHER FACTS:

Sandy and rocky Plants store water ANIMALS: camels, lizards, coyote, scorpions, tortoises 

Multiple Select

Animal(s) I can find in the desert would be:

• cougar

• puma

• camel

• lizard

• coyote

Ocean

WHERE:

All over the world, salt water

WEATHER: 

Water near equator is warmer than poles

Plants include kelp, seaweed, algae, etc.

ANIMALS: Whales, dolphins, sharks, shrimp, fish, lobster, crab, plankton, and coral.

Grasslands

WHERE:

Everywhere except Antartica

ANIMALS:: Antelope, elephants, rhinoceros, zebra, giraffe, bison, prairie dog Plants: grasses, flowers, some bushes and trees

Multiple Choice

Where can you find grasslands? Choose the most correct answer.

• Everywhere except Antartica

• Asia

• America

• Antartica

Multiple Select

What three things make up a habitat?

• food

• water

• shelter

• air

• family