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APES Study Guide 4

Biomes

In this unit, we will travel around the world and from pole to pole to study the characteristics of the Earth’s biomes.

Textbook References

Miller, Living In The Environment, 16th edition: Chapters 7-8(p100-142) (42 pages)

Outside Reading

TBA

Other Materials

Planet Earth, “From Pole to Pole”

Planet Earth, “Seasonal Forests”

Vocabulary (45)

|climate |chaparral |hypoxia |

|weather |temperate grassland |euphotic zone |

|longitude |tropical grassland |bathyal zone |

|latitude |tropical rain forest |abyssal zone |

|elevation |tropical seasonal forest |lake |

|Coriolis effect |desert |littoral zone |

|convection cell |wetlands |limnetic zone |

|windward |bog |profundal zone |

|leeward |estuary |benthic zone |

|microclimate |intertidal zone |floodplain |

|rain shadow |pelagic |watershed |

|tundra |benthos |delta |

|taiga/boreal forest |upwelling |eutrophication |

|temperate deciduous forest |coral reef |cultural eutrophication |

|temperate rain forest |mangrove forest |oligotrophic |

Study Guide Questions (SGQs):

|1. Describe the major factors that determine the global air circulation patterns, |6. List and describe three human activities that damage and destroy coral reefs and |

|which result in the uneven distribution of climates and biomes on earth. |explain why coral reefs are important indicators for environmental health. |

|2. Describe how the characteristics of the Earth’s biomes change from north to south |7. Differentiate between the life zones of oceans and the life zones of lakes. |

|and from east to west. Identify the environmental factors that bring about these |Describe the characteristics of typical organisms present in each zone. |

|changes. |8. Describe the characteristics and the water quality of an ogliotrophic body of |

|3. Consider the following three types of grasslands: pampas, veld, and steppe. Look |water, and the characteristics and the water quality of a eutrophic body of water. |

|up the geographic location, and list the characteristics of each. List the major |9. Describe the human activities that lead to cultural eutrophication. List three |

|species of grazer and predator native to each grassland. |lifestyle changes people can make that will decrease their contribution to cultural |

|4. Name three major types of forest, and list the characteristics of each. Describe |eutrophication. |

|the differences in climate and biological diversity among the three types of forest. |10. For many years, radioactive and hazardous waste has been dumped in the ocean. |

|Describe three human activities that have a negative impact on forests. |Write an argument in opposition to the dumping of radioactive and hazardous waste |

|5. If the earth’s remaining tropical rainforests are lost as a result of human |into the ocean and write an argument in support of the dumping of radioactive and |

|activities, discuss the effects it would have on your life. Identify three ways you |hazardous waste into the ocean. |

|could reduce the rate of destruction of tropical rainforests. | |

APES Calendar

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|October 1 |October 2 |October 3 |October 4 |October 5 |

|In Class: |Quiz |In Class: |Early Release (PD) |Quiz/ Food Webbing Due |

|Food Chains & Food Web 3.4 |In Class: |Biodiversity 4.1 & Species |In Class: |In Class: |

| |Cycles of Nature 3.5 How |Origin 4.2 |Plate Tectonics change of |Biodiversity Affected by humans |

|Foodweb activity of different |scientist study ecosystems 3.6 | |climate & evolution 4.3 |(speciation& extinction) 4.4 & |

|biomes | |Carbon Recycle Game | |Why Species diversity important |

| | | | |4.5 |

|SGQs 1-5 due |HW: | |HW: |Handout: |

|HW: |read 5 pages |HW: |read 5 pages | |

|read 5 pages |10 vocabulary |read 5 pages |10 vocabulary |Plate tectonics lab |

|10 vocabulary | |10 vocabulary | |HW: |

| | | |WORKED ON MINI- PROJECT |read 5 pages |

| | | | |10 vocabulary |

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|October 8 |October 9 |October 10 |October 11 |October 12 |

|In-class Essay |In Class: |In Class: |Unit 3 Test |Quiz |

|In Class: |In Class: | |Unit 3 Vocabulary Due |In Class: |

|Species Origin 4.2 &evolution |Biodiversity Affected by humans |Niches 4.6 |SGQs 6-10 Due |Factors that influence |

|4.3 |(speciation& extinction) 4.4 & |Presentation of Food webs | |climate7.1 |

|Presentation of Food webs |Why Species diversity important |HW: | |Planet Earth “Seasonal Forests |

|HW: |4.5 |Finish pages and Vocabulary | | |

|Finish pages and Vocabulary |HW: |Prepare for test | | |

|Prepare for test |read 5 pages |SGQs 6-10 | |HW: |

|SGQs 6-10 |10 vocabulary HW: | | |read 10 pages |

| |Prepare for test | | |10 vocabulary |

| |SGQs 6-10 | | | |

|Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |

|October 15 |October 16 |October 17 |October 18 |October 19 |

|In Class: |Quiz | |In-class essay |In Class: |

|Climate affect the nature & |In Class: |In Class: |In Class: |Grade In-class essay |

|location of biomes 7.2 |Aquatic Ecosystems 8.1 |Affects of Human activity on |Importance of freshwater 8.4 | |

|Humans affected terrestrial |Importance of marine aquatic |marine systems 8.3 |Handout: |Humans impact on freshwater 8.5 |

|ecosystems 7.3 |systems 8.2 | |Species Diversity Lab | |

|Planet Earth “Seasonal Forests” | | | | |

|HW: | | | | |

|read 5 pages | | |HW: |HW: |

|10 vocabulary | | |read 5 pages |Prepare for test |

| |HW: |HW: |10 vocabulary |SGQs 6-10 |

| |read 5 pages |read 5 pages | | |

| |10 vocabulary |10 vocabulary | | |

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