biomes & food security Flashcards
what are the five types of biomes?
- Tundra
- Aquatic biome
- Forests
- Deserts
- Grasslands
What are the characteristics of deserts?
Places of low rainfall and comprise of the arid and semi-arid regions of Earth
Places of temperature extremes. Hot by day, cold by night
Desert rain often evaporates before it hits the ground
what are the characteristics of grasslands?
Transition environments between forest and desert
Dominated by grass, with small widely spaced trees
Mainly inhabited by grazing animals
Over 1 Billion people live in grassland biomes
what are the characteristics of tundra
is found in the coldest regions of the Earth
Lies beyond the treeline
Tundra has three categories – Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine
Most vulnerable biome to Global Warming
characteristics of forests?
Most diverse biome on Earth
Over 50% of all known plant and animal species are found in forests
trees help regulate global climate because they absorb energy from the sun
trees recycle water back to the atmosphere, produce oxygen and store carbon
Over 7000 modern medicines and many fruits and nuts come from this biome
Characteristics of aquatic?
Water covers 71% of the Earth
Freshwater biomes contain very little salt and are found on land. River, lakes, wetlands.
Marine biomes are the saltwater regions of the Earth. Oceans, coral reefs, estuaries
how are biomes influenced by climate
- distance from the equator
- altitude
- distance from the sea
- direction of prevailing winds
- location of mountain ranges
Where is cacao mostly grown in?
- Ghana
- Mexico
- Malaysia
- Indonesia
Where is cacao grown
it is grown in a narrow belt between 10 degrees north and 10 degrees south of the equator.
where is rice grown?
India, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma) and the
Philippines,
