Biomes

Which unit are we studying this term?

• Unit 1 - Biomes and Food Security
• Unit 2 - Geographies of Interconnections.

What is a biome?

• the environment where a plant or animal lives
• an area classified by its particular climate and the type of vegetation that grows there

What is altitude?

• of or pertaining to earth, as opposed to aquatic
  
• height above sea level, often also called elevation
  

What is sustainability?

• the capacity of humans and other living creatures to live productive and balanced lives in the natural environment now and into the future
  
• of or pertaining to earth, as opposed to aquatic

Each biome is a result of the climatic conditions (temperature and precipitation)

• true
• false

The same sorts of biomes can be found in different locations around the world

• true
• false

Biomes:

• provide food and fibre for communities
• can be either terrestrial or aquatic
• provide a habitat for animals
• all of the these options

How many sub biome types are there?

• 4
• 6
• 8
• 10

A forest biome will include:

• trees, hot temperature and large amounts of rain
• shrubs, hot temperature, low rainfall
• trees, cold temperature, high rainfall

A grassland biome will include:

• sea grasses, warm temperature, high rainfall
• grass, hot temperatures, low rainfall
• grass, warm temperatures, average rainfall