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Battle for the Biosphere
What is a biome?
• A biome is a plant and animal community
covering a large area of the Earth’s surface
• The biosphere is the global sum of all the
world’s biomes, including the hydrosphere,
atmosphere and lithosphere
Keywords
• Match the following keywords to the correct
definitions on page 2 of your booklets
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Ecosystem
Sustainability
Altitude
Latitude
Biodiversity
The global distribution of
biomes
• The earth is home to many different biomes.
These are distributed according to many
different factors. Each biome is distinguished
from the others by its climate, landscape and
biodiversity.
• Using page 42 of the purple textbooks,
complete the biome map in your booklets
Exam question
• Describe the global distribution of deserts
(2 marks)
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