This is a virtual tour of ecosystems around the globe.

1. Ecosystems
A virtual tour of the world’s ecosystems and biomes

2. Introduction
• You will be taking a virtual tour of the world’s
ecosystems and biomes.
• Some photographs provided will have multiple
ecosystems/biomes within them, so please follow
directions carefully.
• Answer the questions provided to the best of your
ability using complete sentences. If you don’t know,
guess!
• Bring your answers to class for grading and
discussion.

3. Location #1
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4. Questions
• What type of an ecosystem is this?
• What types of flora and fauna would be present in
this ecosystem?
• How do you think this ecosystem would be
altered? What factors would need to be present?
• How does this ecosystem impact us today?

5. Location #2

6. Questions
• What ecosystem is this?
• What flora and fauna would be present?
• What is present in this picture that would
drastically change this ecosystem? How?
• What role does this ecosystem have in our world
today?

7. Location #3

8. Questions
• What ecosystem(s) are present?
• What types of flora and fauna would be present?
• What do we know about this location and how it
will change over time?
• How does this location impact us today?

9. Location #4

10. Questions
• What ecosystems or biomes are present in this
photograph?
• What types of flora and fauna would be present in
each location in this photograph?
• What economical and environmental impacts do
these locations have on the human population?
• What are the most precious resources? Why?

11. Location #5

12. Questions
• What biome or ecosystem is present?
• What flora and fauna would be present? Why?
• What do we know about these locations?
• Compare and contrast these two locations
• What ecological changes have been present?
How do they impact us?

13. Location #6

14. Questions
• What type of an ecosystem is this?
• What flora and fauna would be present?
• How does this location (and others) impact us?
• How do similar locations to this one impact the
environment?
• How can we prevent such an impact?