Biomes and Food Security Revision

A biome is a large area/landscape/ecosystem with similar types of...

• animals and waterways

• climate, plants and animals

• plants, altitude and geology

• temperature and attitude

The P in PQE stands for ....

• Pattern

• Please

• Point

There are 8 categories of biome we have explored. They are:

• Grasslands, Mountains, Deserts, Arctic, Antarctic, Temperate,

  Savannas, Boreal forest

• Forests, Aquatic, Valleys, Antarctic, Tundra, Grasslands, Arid, Deserts

• Deserts, Tundra, Mountains, Arctic, Freshwater, Arid, Taiga, Forests

• Rainforests, Taiga, Temperate forests, Grasslands, Savannas Deserts, Tundra, Aquatic

If I write "The most common land cover is desert, located mostly in Northern Africa, covering approximately a third of the continent", which part of a PQE response does this represent?

• P - Pattern

• Q - Quantify

• E - Exceptions

The location of the World's biomes are influenced by their lattitude. Tick as many statements below as you believe are correct.

• Tropical forests and grasslands are located closest to the equator.

• Tundra is found at the latitude(s) furthest from the equator.

• Mountain regions occur closest to the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer.

• Around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, deserts are apparent.

The Q in PQE stands for Quantify. This means:

• Give a lot of information (i.e. a big quantity).

• Give specific examples from the map or graph you are examining.

• Give a summary of how big it (whatever you are examining) is.

This climate graph would be from a __________________ climate zone.

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Arid or semi-arid

• Continental or Polar

If I write "The majority of Africa is made up of concentrated areas of desert, croplands, grasslands and forests", which part of a PQE response does this represent?

• P - Pattern

• Q - Quantify

• E - Exceptions

Semi-arid and arid climate zones are...

• ...hot and wet most of the year.

• ...cool to warm with seasonal rain periods.

• ...hot and dry most of the year.

• ...cold most of the year with seasonal rain

Temperate climate zones are...

• ...hot and wet most of the year.

• ...cool to warm with seasonal rain periods.

• ...hot and dry most of the year.

• ...cold most of the year with seasonal rain