Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Lesson Schedule I • 8.Sep – Introduction to Biomes. Classification and distribution. • 15.Sep – Climate factors • 22.Sep – Climate diagrams • 29.Sep – Rainforest • 6.Oct – Rainforest • 13.Oct – Tropical deciduous forest • 20.Oct – Test • 27.Oct – Savannah • 10.Nov – Savannah • 17.Nov – Desert and semidesert • 24.Nov – Desert and semidesert • 1.Dec – Mediterranean shrub • 8.Dec – Mediterranean shrub • 15.Dec – Test • 22.Dec – Temperate Grassland • 12.Jan – Temperate Grassland • 19.Jan – Temperate deciduous forest • 26.Jan – Temperate deciduous forest. Temperate rainforest.

3. Lesson Schedule II • 2.Feb – Subtropical evergreen forest • 9.Feb – Coniferous forest • 16.Feb – Coniferous forest • 23.Feb – Tundra • 2.Mar – Tundra • 9.Mar – Glacial ice caps • 16.Mar – Test • 30.Mar – Alpine areas • 13.Apr – Alpine areas • 20.Apr – Fresh water environments • 27.Apr – Maritime environments • 4.May – Coral reefs • 11.May – Test • 18.May – PowerPoint presentations/Visiting Botanical Garden • 25.May – PowerPoint presentations/Visiting Zoo or Zoological Museum • 1.June – PowerPoint presentations/Teamwork • 1.June – Movie

4. World Biomes

5. What is a Biome? • A biome is a large geographical area ofdistinctive plant and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment. The climate and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in that region.

6. To understand a world biome, you need to know: • What the climate of the region is like. • Where each biome is found and what its geography is like. • The soil order(s) that characterize the biome and those processes involved in soil development. • The special adaptations of the vegetation. • The types of animals found in the biome and their physical and behavioural adaptations to their environment. • Human adaptation

7. Biomes