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Unit and Chapter pages- There are 10 total units, starting with Unit 0. Each consists of 2-3 chapters.
Each unit page should have sub-links to chapters (Ex: APES>Unit 0 >>Chapter 1)
Each chapter page should include
CHAPTER SUMMARY: This brief summary/reflection should be more than 5 sentences, less than 10, in your own words. Focus on what you took away from the chapter’s big ideas/concepts.
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chapter outline (Follow Chapter Outline Guidelines)
chapter vocabulary (optional, but helpful!)
chapter review questions (optional, but helpful!)
labs or activities from the chapter.
Useful Media: Videos, articles, etc.
Study Artifacts: Links to any study materials that you found helpful when preparing for the chapter test.
Chapter Summary
Chapter Summary
In categorizing terrestrial biomes, we focus on how different climates affect the distribution of plants and animals. Climate diagrams are a helpful way to visualize regional patterns of temperature and precipitation. They indicate when the temperature is warm enough for plants to grow. They also help us to understand how humans have used different biomes for different purposes. Additionally, warm regions that have less abundant precipitations are suitable for growing grains such as what and for grazing domesticated animals, including cattle and sheep, while colder regions are often best suited to grow forests that will be harvested for lumber. Also, we can divide the major terrestrial biomes into 3 main categories that are related to latitudes and altitudes on Earth tundra and taiga biomes, temperature biomes, and tropical biomes.
Chapter 2 notes and vocabulary
Chapter 2 notes and vocabulary
Biome: The plants and animals that are found in a particular region of the world.
Terrestrial biome: A geographic region of land categorized by a particular combination of average annual temperature, annual precipitation, and distinctive plant and growth forms.
Aquatic biome: An aquatic region characterized by a particular combination of salinity, depth, and water flow.
Habitat: An area where a particular species lives in nature.
Climate diagrams: A helpful way to visualize regional patterns of temperature and precipitation.
Tundra: A cold and treeless biome with low-growing vegetation.
Permafrost: An impermeable, permanently frozen layer of soil.
Taiga: A forest biome made up primarily of coniferous evergreen trees that can tolerate cold winters and short growing seasons. Also known as boreal forest.
Temperate rainforest: A coastal biome typified by moderate temperatures and high precipitation.
Temperate seasonal forest: A biome with warm summers and cold winters with over 1 m (39 inches) of annual precipitation.
Shrubland: A biome characterized by hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters, Also known as woodland.
Temperate grassland: A biome characterized by cold, harsh winters, and hot, dry summers. Also known as cold desert.
Tropical Rainforest: A warm and wet biome found between 20N and and 20S of the equator, with little seasonal temperature variation and high precipitation.
Savanna: A biome marked by warm temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons, Also known as tropical seasonal forest.
Hot desert: A biome located at roughly 30N and 30S, and characterized by hot temperatures, extremely dry conditions, and sparse vegetation.
Useful Media and study artifacts
Useful Media and study artifacts
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