ECOSYSTEMS - 1

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ECOSYSTEMS - 1
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Climate Zones- areas of the Earth where certain
climate conditions have existed over time
(temperature precipitation)
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v24jlwpSwox0feature
related
http//www.educationscotland.gov.uk/weatherandclim
atechange/resourcebank/videos/video_tcm4598375.asp

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Climate Zones
POLAR
TEMPERATE
TROPICAL
TROPICAL
TEMPERATE
POLAR
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Biosphere the part of Earth where life exists
(atmosphere, land
water)Biome- regions in the biosphere where
certain plants animals exist
http//www.educationscotland.gov.uk/weatherandclim
atechange/resourcebank/videos/video_tcm4598364.asp

http//www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?titleCli
mate_Zone_Extravaganzavideo_id55152
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Desert

• Hot days/Cold nights
• Limited rainfall (dry)
• Limited plants and grasses
• There is a desert on every continent.
• Not all deserts are hot (some are cold!)

http//videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28106-as
signment-discovery-desert-biomes-video.htm
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Forests

• Found in temperate and tropical regions
• Fertile soil
• Consistent rainfall
• Large amounts of plants and animals

http//www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/rainforest.
html
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Grasslands

• Cold winter/Hot summer
• Limited precipitation (dry)
• Flat land
• Limited trees

www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/grasslands.html
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Tundra

• Coldest of all biomes
• Flat land
• Treeless due to long winters
• Limited rainfall

http//www.youtube.com/watch?vWysPqt0Y_-w
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Taiga

• Largest land biome
• Cold and dry
• Coniferous forest (cones)
• Found in Polar regions

http//www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/taiga.html
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BIOMES
http//www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/landbi
omes/preview.weml
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Biome Project
Climate Plants Animals Location Facts