BIOREGIONS

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BIOREGIONS

• INTRODUCTION TO BIOREGIONS

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Words to Know and Student Journal (3-1).

• This will be your homework tonight.
• You will create definitions for each word to
  know.
• Then they can do the cross word puzzle.
• Leave the Journal Questions for Later.

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Introduction to Bioregions.
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BIOREGION

• is part of the earths surface identified by its
  combination of natural and human characteristics.

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• The living part of a bioregion can affect the
  non-living part in many ways. HOW???
• Discuss with a neighbour
• Plants -
• Animals
• Humans -

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• The Non-living part of a bioregion can affect the
  living part in many ways.
• Climate
• Soils
• Water
• Landforms

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THE PARTS OF A BIOREGION

• Do handout 3 -2 Parts of a Bioregion

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3 EXAMPLES OF BIOREGIONS IN CAN.

• A. TUNDRA cold region, with small shrubs,
  lichens and mosses. This region has a short
  growing season.
• B. WETLANDS usually found on the Canadian
  Shield Landform region because of the rock.
  Water does not soak in. Swamps and Marshes.
• C. WOODLOT forest land left when farms were
  created along the St. Lawrence River.

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• Group Activity.
• You will need the handout titled Three Examples
  of Bioregions in Canada.
• you are going to draw pictures to represent these
  three bioregions. Discuss in your groups the
  pictures/symbols/icons best to use to describe
  each bioregion.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOREGIONS

• There are three main characteristics of
  BIOREGIONS that we study.
• SOIL
• FLORA (Plants)
• FAUNA (Animals)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR BIOREGION

• With a partner, try to describe the SOIL, FLORA
  AND FAUNA where you live.
• Write your thoughts into your notebook.

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• Use the Handout Provided Titled, Characteristics
  of Bioregions.
• You will need to use Pages 58 61. Read through
  the text and the words on your handout to fill in
  the blanks.

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FOOD CHAIN DIAGRAM

• Activity 3 4. Answer Question 18 on page 61.

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Making a Bioregion Web.

• Activity 3 6. Work in groups of three to
  complete this activity.

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CASE STUDY

• Great Lakes Alvars Land of Extremes. Page 62
  64.
• Complete Activity sheet 3 7 Making Notes.
• You will complete Questions 1 3 on page 64.
  This will be collected.
• Use Activity Sheet 3 8 Interactions in the
  Alvar to Complete Question 2.

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

• animals that have decreased in population because
  their habitat has been threatened by humans.
• a. See Page 54 in Text
• b. Copy down the three names of these species.

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BIOREGIONS IN ONTARIO

• Read Page 64 together.
• Put title into Notebook Bioregions in Ontario
• Complete Questions 19 and 20.
• Read Page 65 together.
• Complete Question 21 and 22.
• Play the Motocross Challenge. Need Activity
  Sheet 3 9 Motocross Challenge.
• Read Page 67. Complete Questions 23 into
  notebook.
• Finish Reading Page 67-68.
• List all the ways in which we can protect our
  local bioregion.