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Biomes Study Guide
1. What is a biome? A large region characterized by a specific climate, certain
plants and animals
2. How does temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an
area? The temperature and amount of rain affects plant diversity and size.
3. How does climate determine the characteristics of a biome? The temperature
and precipitation determine what plants and animals live there.
4. What is latitude? In degrees from north to south
5. What is longitude? In degrees from east to west
6. What is altitude? Height of an object above sea level.
7. How does latitude and altitude affect the plants that grow in that area? They
affect the precipitation of an area
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Definition
Agriculture
Occurring at an extreme rate in the rainforest.
Tundra
Located at the arctic or Antarctic, easily disturbed by human activities
Adaptations
Characteristics that help organisms survive
Habitat
The area in which an organism lives
Prairie
A flat area of land (Plains) that contains grazing animals
Vegetation
Plants including trees, flowers etc. that helps determine the biome
Equator
Imaginary line around Earth. Contains the greatest diversity of
organisms
Frozen layer of soil located in the tundra
Permafrost
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Biome
Desert
Savanna
Chaparral
Grasslands Tundra
Rainforest
Features Usually
found on
the dry
side of the
mountain
Located
Found in the
in Africa, Mediterranean
India, S.
regions.
America,
Australia,
long dry
seasons
and short
we
seasons.
Located in
the center
of
continents.
Also called
the prairie.
Has a thin
layer of
soil called
permafrost
High
humidity,
and
precipitation.
Deforestation
is a huge
problem.
Animals
Usually
burrow or
only come
out at night
(nocturnal)
Large
herd
grazing
animals
Deer,
chipmunks
animals that
camouflage
Grazing
animals
like bison,
animals
that
burrow
Usually
migrate or
hibernate
during
winter
A variety of
animals.
Highest
diversity on
earth.
Plants
Succulent
leaves, able
to store
water
Can
survive
long
periods
without
water.
Can survive
fire because
small tissue
can form new
plants
Soil has be
destroyed
by over
plowing.
Small
shrubs
Large trees
and variety
of plants