OVERVIEW

The distribution of biomes around the world; the characteristics of those biomes as well as the challenges the biosphere faces.

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE

• I know the characteristics and distribution of the major biomes.

• I know how the major biomes are influenced by global climatic factors and how local factors can affect the biome distribution locally.

• I know how the biotic (flora, fauna) and abiotic (soils, rock, water, atmosphere) components of biomes interact.

• I know how the biosphere provides resources for indigenous and local people and how it is exploited commercially for energy, water and mineral resources.

• I know the global services that the biosphere provides, regulating the composition of the atmosphere, maintains soil health and regulates water within the hydrological cycle.

• I know why demand for resources is increasing and the theories of Malthus and Boserup about population change and resource availability.

GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS

• I can use world maps to show the location of different global biomes

• I can use an interpretation of nutrient cycle diagrams and food webs diagram

• I can use of GIS to identify the pattern of biome distribution

NUMERICAL AND STATISTICAL SKILLS

• To can compare climate graphs for different biomes

• I can use and interpret line graphs showing the range of future global population projections and available resources

LITERACY SKILLS

• To use comprehension skills to interpret case studies

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMINOLOGY

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Deciduous

• Coniferous

• Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

• Altitude

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Nutrient cycle

• Hydrological cycle

• Exploitation

• Malthus

• Boserup

WIDER READING

Students will complete a wider reading with comprehension question homeworks along with teacher led and whole class reading on the following articles:

• Peru's tropical rainforests

• Soil erosion

• Desertification in Sudan

• Tropical rainforest and palm oil

CAREERS

• Environmental consultant: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/environmental-consultant 

• Hydrologist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/hydrologist 

• Meteorologist: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/meteorologist 

• Water network operative: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/water-network-operative 

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER (CROSS CURRICULAR)

• Maths: exponential and arithmetic changes

• English: Malthus

• Science: nutrient cycle, hydrological cycle, photosynthesis, biotic and abiotic factors, biosphere