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If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why?

If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why?. Bell work 4-16-12 Draw chart on page 255 in workbook. Man vs Wild. You and your team are dropped into a biome with only the supplies you pack in a small U-Haul trailer. You only have contact with your team.

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If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why?

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  1. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be and why? Bell work 4-16-12 Draw chart on page 255 in workbook

  2. Man vs Wild • You and your team are dropped into a biome with only the supplies you pack in a small U-Haul trailer. • You only have contact with your team. • You must survive for 1 year. • You have 25 minutes to plan. • Think about Shelter, Water, Food, Protection…… What is your plan for survival?

  3. P255 chart on test Thursday • Desert: hot days and cold nights • Less than 25 mm of rain per year • Plants: cacti and succulents • Animals: bobcats, mountain lions. Owls, hawks, antelope, sheep, rats, lizards, rattlesnakes • Geographic location: southwest United States, Mexico, North Africa

  4. P255 chart on test Thursday • Savanna: warm with seasonal rainfall • Thunderstorms with lightning cause wildfires • Plants: grasses, small clusters of trees and shrubs • Animals: elephants, rhinos, antelope, zebra, giraffe, insects, ostrich, eagles, lions, leopards • Geographic location: Africa

  5. P255 chart on test Thursday • Tundra: subsoil always frozen; cold temp; windy • Less than 25 mm of rain per year • Plants: small plants that grow quickly and have a short growing season • Animals: small rodents, musk ox, caribou, some birds • Geographic location: northern Alaska, northern Canada, Russia

  6. P255 chart on test Thursday • Taiga: cold temp, short mild summers; rain – but warmer and milder then tundra, poor soil • Plants: small plants, spruce trees • Animals: lynx, moose, snowshoe hare • Geographic location: Canada, Northern Europe, Asia

  7. P255 chart on test Thursday • Coniferous Forest: • cool summers and cold winters; plenty of rain • Plants: mostly conifers (redwoods, firs, spruces, etc) dogwoods, mosses, flowering shrubs • Animals: bears, deer, elk, squirrels, beaver, bobcat, owl • Geographic location: northern North America

  8. P255 chart on test Thursday • Deciduous Forest • Four distinct seasons; warm summers, cool winters; year round rainfall, fertile soil • Plants: some conifers, but mostly deciduous trees; wildflowers • Animals: song birds, deer, bear, raccoon • Geographic location: eastern United States

  9. P255 chart on test Thursday • Grassland: • Moderate rainfall; hot summers; cold winters; fertile soil 25-75 cm of rainfall annually • Plants: grasses; no trees • Animals: insects, reptiles, birds, antelope, buffalo, prairie dogs, coyotes, wolves • Geographic location: middle United States

  10. P255 chart on test Thursday • Chaparral: • Hot, dry summers; mild, cool, rainy winters • Plants: woody shrubs • Animals: insects, lizards, snakes, chipmunks, mice, rabbits, fox, coyote, mountain lion, owls, birds • Geographic location: southern California

  11. P255 chart on test Thursday • Tropical Rain Forest: • Year-round high temperature • High rainfall • Plants: broad leaf evergreen trees, ferns, large variety of other plants • Animals: all types of animals in a large variety; most diversity on Globe • Geographic location: near equator, South America

  12. P257 chart on test Thursday • Rivers and Streams • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  13. P257 chart on test Thursday • Lakes and Ponds • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  14. P257 chart on test Thursday • Aphotic zone • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  15. P257 chart on test Thursday • Coastal Ocean • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  16. P257 chart on test Thursday • Intertidal zone • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  17. P257 chart on test Thursday • Coral Reefs • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

  18. P257 chart on test Thursday • Estuaries • General Characteristics: • Plants • Animals

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