The biomes of India | Geography | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Biomes, ecosystems and habitats; match their definitions.
- Biome
  
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  regions of the world that have similar climates, plants and animals ✓
- Ecosystem
  
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  interactions between organisms living in an environment ✓
- Habitat
  
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  where a population of plants or animals lives ✓
Match the key terms with their description.
- Tropic of Cancer
  
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  an important line of latitude north of the Equator ✓
- Equator
  
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  an imaginary line around the centre of Earth dividing it in half ✓
- Tropic of Capricorn
  
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  an important line of latitude south of the Equator ✓
Where do you find tropical rainforests?
- Between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn ✓
- In the Arctic Circle
- At the top of mountains
What is a desert?
- A hot and humid forest
- An area of land that receives less than 250 mm of precipitation a year ✓
- An area of open land with grasses, shrubs and sometimes trees
Where is India located?
- In the Northern Hemisphere ✓
- In the Southern Hemisphere
- In the continent of Africa
- In the continent of Asia ✓
Which of these biomes do you think are present in India?
- desert ✓
- mountains ✓
- tundra
- tropical rainforest ✓
- boreal forest

A ______ is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there.
- 'biome' ✓
Which of these biomes is within India?
- tundra
- desert ✓
- mangrove ✓
What is a mangrove?
- trees and shrubs that have adapted to live in intertidal zones at the coast ✓
- open areas of land with grasses, shrubs and sometimes trees
- a biome with little rainfall and vegetation
What is GIS?
- geographic information system ✓
- geographic infrared sorting
- global imaging satellite

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A biome is a large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate.
India has a range of biomes including desert, savanna and forests.
The Great Thar desert is one of the largest deserts in the world and part of it is found in India.
The tropical forests of the Western Ghats are one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
A geographical information system (GIS) can be used to investigate biomes in India.

The physical geography of India doesn't vary across the country.

Use GIS or atlases to investigate how India's phyiscal geography varies across the country.

Biome - a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there
Temperate - the temperate climate zone is the region between the tropics and the polar areas
Tropical - the tropical climate zone is the region between the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south
Gis - A GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system that captures, and displays geographic data to help understand spatial patterns