Intro to Ecosystems

1. Ecosystems

2. All will be able identify different ecosystems Most will be able to describe the Ecosystem pattern of distribution around the world Some will be able to investigate the characteristics and distribution of a major biome Pupils to choose where they feel they can get to!

9. Biomes

10. http://www.camstreams.com/scenerywebcams.asp Newfoundland: Canada: Tundra Botswana: Grassland Savannah Times Square: Temperate Deciduous

11. Copy this table ready to take notes on the different ecosystems Note down the characteristics of each ecosystems as we look at the images. Area Main Vegetation Average Rainfall Average Temp. Name

14. Tundra Tundra is found in the extreme North of Canada and Asia . -12ºC to -6ºC Average Temperature Hardly any rainfall

15. Deciduous Forest Biome The average annual temperature in a deciduous forest is 50° F. The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year Found in Europe, North America and Asia

16. Rainforest Nearly 80 degrees all year round 400-1000 cm of rain each year Found around the Equator

17. Desert less than 25cm of rainfall a year rare clouds little rain very hot days very cold nights 20-25° C mean average temp 43.5-49° C extreme temps

18. Savannah Grassland Central Africa (Kenya), America and The North and East of South America (Brazil). 100 and 400 mm a year 15-25 degrees C

19. Mountains 12 degrees Celsius to 10 degrees Celsius The average precipitation is 30 cm a year. Found in parts of North America and Central Asia

20. Coniferous (Taiga) 10° C. 20-40 inches Parts of Canada and Russia