Africa's Biomes

Question 1

Hot desert

Answer 1

Up to 50°C in day
No clouds to keep heat in at night
Little rain
Strong winds
Plants must be able find+store water+ protect themselves
Low spiny shrubs long roots thick stems

Question 2

Semi desert

Answer 2

Lies between desert and savannah 
Cooler than desert
Some unreliable rain- rest of time dry
Grass, low shrubs, scattered trees
Peeps farm- maize, chickpeas, cattle sheep goats, rains fail crops+cattle die

Question 3

Savannah

Answer 3

Warm, wet season, dry season
Grassland, acacia trees (scattered)
Lions, elephants, giraffes, zebra, gazelles
Peeps grow crops, raise animals
Desertification (over grazed, farmed)

Question 4

Rainforest

Answer 4

Warm+wet all year, less rain than amazon
++plants (low to trees 45m tall)
Chimps, gorillas, monkeys, snakes, hippos, bird
Deforestation to clear land for crops