Biomes and Agriculture

2. Biomes & Agriculture Lesson 2: Biomes of the World Notebooking & Mapping Activities

Notebooking Options

• Explain these terms: biosphere, ecosystems and biomes.

 

• Choose one biome to research in detail and write up a profile of this biome, including:

·      its characteristics of flora and fauna;

·      where the biome may be found;

·      comments on the amount of rainfall passing through the biome over an average year; and

·      a sketch of what the biome looks like.

 

• Explain how one biome may be more productive than another, using examples within your explanation.

 

 

Geographical Skills - Mapping Exercise Options

·      Outline the terrestrial biomes of Earth and map them on the blank world map provided.

 

·      Using the blank Australian map provided, map the terrestrial biomes of Australia.

 

·      Take a field trip to an area close to your home to examine a biome first-hand or a virtual field trip via Google Trekker.