Starter quiz
- The weather in a place is ...
- the condition of the atmosphere taken over a long period of time.
- the condition outside each day e.g. raining, snowy, windy. ✓
- how hot it is all the time.
- the same as the climate.
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- The climate of a place is the average weather conditions (e.g. rainy, sunny, windy) ...
- taken over the last month.
- taken over a long time, usually 30 years. ✓
- taken over the last week.
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- The polar regions are an example of a ...
- climate zone ✓
- vegetation belt
- biome
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- Temperature is measured in ...
- 'degrees Celsius' ✓
- The tropical climate zone is found...
- At the Equator
- At the Arctic and Antarctic Circles
- Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn ✓
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- Put these key lines of latitude in order from north to south.
- 1⇔Arctic Circle
- 2⇔Tropic of Cancer
- 3⇔Equator
- 4⇔Tropic of Capricorn
- 5⇔Antarctic Circle
Exit quiz
- A biome is a region of the world that has similar climate, ...
- weather, plants and animals adapted to living there ✓
- only plants adapted to living there
- animals that can only be found there
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- Climate zones and biomes are ...
- different - one climate zone can have more than one biome ✓
- the same - climate zone is another name for biome
- different - one biome can have more than one climate zone in it
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Deciduous trees ...- keep their leaves all year round
- lose their leaves in winter ✓
- lose their leaves in summer
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Why do very few plants and animals live in the hot desert biome?- It is too rocky and hilly
- It is too cold
- It is too dry and hot ✓
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Tundra biomes are found ....- in the arctic and polar climate zone ✓
- between the tropics and the temperate climate zone
- in the far north of Canada, Russia and Scandinavia ✓
- near the Equator
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- Match these biomes to the correct description.
- tropical rainforest⇔Hot and wet all year round and have many plants ✓
- hot desert⇔It is too dry for most animals to survive here ✓
- tundra⇔The top layer of soil there is frozen almost all of the time ✓
- savannah⇔These are located between tropical rainforests and deserts ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Some areas within a climate zone have similar plants and animals; we call this a biome.
- Biomes have a spatial pattern that can be mapped.
- Key biomes of the world include rainforest, savannah, desert, temperate forest and tundra.
Common misconception
That climate zones and biomes refer to the same places and locations.
Biomes exist within climate zones; one climate zone can contain several biomes. Climate zones are places with similar average weather patterns, biomes are places with similar animals and plants living there.
Keywords
Weather - The weather of a place is the day to day condition of the atmosphere, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm etc.
Climate - Climate is an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more).
Climate zones - Climate zones are areas that have similar weather conditions and climate, e.g. the tropics.
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