Biomes of the World PAC PREVIEW

BIOMES OF THE WORLD

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FRESHWATER MARINE WETLAND

DESERT FOREST GRASSLAND TUNDRA


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Biomes Flow Charts 3

freshwater 4 marine 5 wetland 6 desert 7 forest 8 grassland 9

tundra 10

Picture & Matching Cards 11

terrestrial 11, 26 aquatic 11, 26 freshwater 12, 27 marine (ocean) 12, 27 wetland 13, 28 desert 13, 28 forest 14, 29 grassland 14, 29 tundra 15, 30 rivers & streams 15, 30 lakes & ponds 16, 31 coastal/estuary/inter-tidal 16, 31 ocean 17, 32 coral reef 17, 32

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Picture & Matching Cards cont.

bog 18, 33marsh 18, 33swamp 19, 34arid desert 19, 34semi-arid desert 20, 35coastal desert 20, 35cold desert 21, 36coniferous/taiga/boreal forest 21, 36deciduous/temperate forest 22, 37tropical rainforest 22, 37prairie 23, 38steppe 23, 38pampas 24, 39savanna 24, 39Arctic tundra 25, 40alpine (mountain) tundra 25, 40

Handwriting Practice Pages 41, 44, 47(manuscript, D'Nealian, cursive)

Biomes Chart 50

Biomes (the environment found in a region) are divided into two main groups: aquatic (water) and terrestrial (land). These two groups are then further divided into seven main groups. Each of the seven groups are divided into sub-groups.

BIOMES OF THE WORLD

Using the picture cards, can you sort the aquatic from the terrestrial biomes?


desert

terrestrial

forest grassland tundrafreshwater marine (ocean)

aquatic

wetland

Freshwater is water with no salt content. The freshwater biome is divided into two main groups:

FRESHWATER

Bodies of flowing water that moves in one direction. Rivers and streams start as headwaters (which may

be springs, snowmelt, or lakes) then travel all the way to their mouths, usually another water channel or the

ocean. The water is coolest and clearest at the source, and has more oxygen. The river or stream is

widest toward the middle. Toward the mouth, the water is murky and has less oxygen.

Lakes and ponds range in size from a few square meters to thousands of square kilometers.


Rivers & Streams Lakes & Ponds


terrestrialA land environment.

aquaticA water environment.


marine (ocean)Marine biomes have saltwater. The marine biome is divided into three main groups:

• coastal/estuary/intertidal• oceans• coral reef

freshwaterFreshwater is water with no salt content. The freshwater biome is divided into two main groups:

• rivers and streams• lakes and ponds


aquatic terrestrial


freshwater marine (ocean)

bog aridcold lakepond reefcoral alpineocean marshswamp coast






aquatic freshwater rivers & streams Bodies of flowing water that moves in one direction. Rivers and streams start as headwaters (which may be springs, snowmelt, or lakes) then travel all the way to their mouths, usually another water channel or the ocean. The water is coolest and clearest at the source, and has more oxygen. The river or stream is widest toward the middle. Toward the mouth, the water is murky and has less oxygen.

lakes & ponds Range in size from a few square meters to thousands of square kilometers.

wetlands bogs A small, very acidic body of water that has no natural inlets and is surrounded by rings of vegetation. A mat of grasses may grow on top. As the grasses die and build up, the bog water is replaced by a spongy mass of peat.

marshes A body of moving water, fresh or salty, with reeds growing in it. A marsh is usually near a river or sea coast.

swamps A wetland similar to a marsh but usually larger in area. It supports a wider variety of plant life, including trees and shrubs.

marine coastal/estuary/inter-tidal Where oceans and seas meet land and/or freshwater biomes.

ocean Oceans are the largest biome and home to the smallest plankton and largest creature on earth - the blue whale.

coral reef Coral reefs are found in warm waters and are more varied on the east coast of continents.



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