Name ______Date ______Pd ______Biomes Map Part 1: Use the map on page 153 to color in assigned biomes from this unit & label the color key.

Part 2: Use the globe to list a country from each biome.

North-West Hemisphere North-East Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere

Tundra

Savanna

Rain Forest

Grassland

Desert

Temperate Forest

Taiga

Mountains Part 3: Use the climatographs for the assigned biomes from this unit to complete this table.

Month with the Month with the Month with the Month with the Region(s) Highest Lowest Highest Lowest Polar, Temperate, Temperature Temperature Precipitation Precipitation Tropical

Tundra (pg 172)

Savanna (pg 165)

Rain Forest (pg 157)

Grassland (pg 166)

Desert (pg 170)

Temperate Forest (pg 162)

Taiga (pg 163)

Questions: 1. Which imaginary line divides the northern and southern hemispheres?

2. Which body of water divides western civilization from the eastern world?

3. Both the tundra and savanna have only two seasons. Describe the seasons for each of these.

4. Why are people are willing to cut down rainforests to create grassland-like biomes?

5. Explain why there are more environmental issues in a temperate forest compared to a taiga.

6. Which continent has the least number of different biomes? Which has the most?