PART 1: Introduction to Biomes Glossary Research

Use google to find definitions to the key words below.

Geographical Term Definition

Biome

Climate

Desert

Tundra

Vegetation

Organisms

Grasslands

Environment

Biodiversity

Sustainability

Aquatic biomes

Terrestrial biomes

Rainforest

Biosphere

PART 2: Biome Summary Chart

Use google search to fill in the table below. The first biome has been done for you.
To find this information, google search questions such as:
 ‘Where are desert biomes found?’
 ‘What is the climate like in deserts?’
 ‘What is the soil like in deserts?’
 ‘What types of plants grow in the desert?’
 ‘What types of animals live in the desert?’
Biome Location Climate Soil Plants Animals
Desert Midlatitudes Generally, very Poor in Cacti, yuccas, Rodents,
hot days, cool animals and bunch grasses, snakes, lizards,
nights, plant decay shrubs, and a insects, and
precipitation products but few trees some birds.
less than 10 often rich in The Sahara is
inches a year minerals home to
camels, small
foxes, snakes
etc.
Tundra

Grassland

Deciduous
Rainforest

Taiga

Tropical
Rainforest

PART 3: Fact File on ONE Biome

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In this section, you are to create a fact file on one of the biomes you have already researched and
fill in the table below.

Biome Fact File

Insert an image of the Biome landscape. Place a brief description of this biome (where the
biome is found, what it is made up of, what
animals and plants live and grow there.

Insert an image of the Biome animals Describe what life would be like living on the
biome. For example, Grafton is in a forest biome.
Pick a location and describe the unique aspects of
the biome (weather, beaches, shops, etc.).

Insert an image of the Biome plants