Land Biomes Key Concept Builder LESSON 1 Key Concept

Name
Date
Class
Chapter 22
Key Concept Builder
LESSON 1
Land Biomes
Key Concept How do Earth’s land biomes differ?
Directions: On each line, write the term from the word bank that correctly completes each sentence. Each term is
used only once.
abiotic
biodiversity
biome
biotic
climate
ecosystems
1. The living or once-living parts of an environment are the
parts, whereas the nonliving parts are the
2. The
in a(n)
parts.
have similar biotic
and abiotic features.
3. Each biome has a unique
period of time, and a unique
organisms that inhabit it.
, which is the weather over a
, which is the variety of
Directions: Respond to the statement on the lines provided.
4. List Earth’s seven major land biomes.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
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Name
Date
Class
Chapter 22
Key Concept Builder
LESSON 1
Land Biomes
Key Concept How do Earth’s land biomes differ?
Directions: Work with a partner to respond to each statement in the space provided.
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Describe where each
biome is located.
Describe each
biome’s climate.
Describe each
biome’s soil.
Desert
1.
2.
3.
Grassland
4.
5.
6.
Tropical
rain forest
7.
8.
9.
Temperate
rain forest
10.
11.
12.
Temperate
deciduous
forest
13.
14.
15.
Taiga
16.
17.
18.
Tundra
19.
20.
21.
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Name
Date
Class
Chapter 22
LESSON 1
Key Concept Builder
Land Biomes
Key Concept How do Earth’s land biomes differ?
Directions: Work with a partner to complete the chart.
Information Regarding Other
Organisms
Dominant Plants
1.
2.
Grassland
3.
4.
Tropical
rain forest
5.
6.
Temperate
rain forest
7.
8.
Temperate
deciduous
forest
9.
10.
Taiga
11.
12.
Tundra
13.
14.
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Desert
Biomes and Ecosystems
Name
Date
Class
Chapter 22
Key Concept Builder
LESSON 1
Land Biomes
Key Concept How do humans impact land biomes?
Directions: On the lines provided, answer this question for each biome: How have human activities had an
impact on this biome?
1. deserts:
2. grasslands:
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3. tropical rain forests:
4. temperate rain forests:
5. temperate deciduous forests:
6. taigas:
7. tundras:
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