Year 5 Spring 2 Geography - Biomes

Match the following biomes to their description

• Cold winters and low rainfall

• Tundra

• Dense forests with a hot, wet climate

• Tropical rainforest

• Hot all year with some rainfall

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Hot summers and cool winters

• Desert

• Very hot with low rainfall

• Savannah

Label the following biomes around the world

a

b

c

d

Desert

Temperate deciduous forest

Tropical rainforest

Coniferous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The _______ is an imaginary line around the centre of the Earth

Order the biomes in order of coldest to hottest average temperatures

• Tundra

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Savannah

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which biome is very hot and dry?

• Savannah

• Tropical rainforest

• Desert

• Tundra

Match the biome to the amount of rainfall

• 2,000mm or more

• Coniferous forest

• 250mm or less

• Tropical rainforest

• Around 1,000mm

• Temperate deciduous forest

• Around 200mm

• Desert

• 500mm or less

• Tundra

What is a biome?

• Fires that spread quickly through forests and grasslands

• A large glass bowl full of plants and flowers

• The average temperature of a location

• A large region containing the same sort of climate, plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of these is an example of a greenhouse gas?

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• butane

If the tundra becomes warmer this would be ​ (a)   for arctic foxes

because they would be too hot and they would not be camouflaged against the snow.

• good
• bad

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the two correct parts of the following statements

• they won't be able to survive

• Some animals and plants are vulnerable to change because

• pollution and overfishing

• Deforestation is a problem because...

• they help reduce carbon emissions

• There is a 'climate emergency' because...

• humans are creating greenhouse gases

• Renewable energy sources are important because...

• it leads to loss of habitats

• Oceans are in danger due to...

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5