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The biomes of India

I can list some of India’s biomes and use a geographic information system (GIS) to investigate one of these biomes.

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The biomes of India

I can list some of India’s biomes and use a geographic information system (GIS) to investigate one of these biomes.

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Key learning points

  1. A biome is a large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate.
  2. India has a range of biomes including desert, savanna and forests.
  3. The Great Thar desert is one of the largest deserts in the world and part of it is found in India.
  4. The tropical forests of the Western Ghats are one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
  5. A geographical information system (GIS) can be used to investigate biomes in India.

Keywords

  • Biome - a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there

  • Temperate - the temperate climate zone is the region between the tropics and the polar areas

  • Tropical - the tropical climate zone is the region between the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the south

  • GIS - A GIS (geographic information system) is a computer system that captures, and displays geographic data to help understand spatial patterns

Common misconception

The physical geography of India doesn't vary across the country.

Use GIS or atlases to investigate how India's phyiscal geography varies across the country.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Biomes, ecosystems and habitats; match their definitions.
Correct Answer:Biome,regions of the world that have similar climates, plants and animals
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regions of the world that have similar climates, plants and animals

Correct Answer:Ecosystem,interactions between organisms living in an environment
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interactions between organisms living in an environment

Correct Answer:Habitat,where a population of plants or animals lives
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where a population of plants or animals lives

Q2.
Match the key terms with their description.
Correct Answer:Tropic of Cancer,an important line of latitude north of the Equator
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an important line of latitude north of the Equator

Correct Answer:Equator,an imaginary line around the centre of Earth dividing it in half
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an imaginary line around the centre of Earth dividing it in half

Correct Answer:Tropic of Capricorn,an important line of latitude south of the Equator
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an important line of latitude south of the Equator

Q3.
Where do you find tropical rainforests?
Correct answer: Between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
In the Arctic Circle
At the top of mountains
Q4.
What is a desert?
A hot and humid forest
Correct answer: An area of land that receives less than 250 mm of precipitation a year
An area of open land with grasses, shrubs and sometimes trees
Q5.
Where is India located?
Correct answer: In the Northern Hemisphere
In the Southern Hemisphere
In the continent of Africa
Correct answer: In the continent of Asia
Q6.
Which of these biomes do you think are present in India?
Correct answer: desert
Correct answer: mountains
tundra
Correct answer: tropical rainforest
boreal forest

4 Questions

Q1.
A is a large region of the world with places that have similar climates, vegetation and animals that have adapted to living there.
Correct Answer: biome
Q2.
Which of these biomes is within India?
tundra
Correct answer: desert
Correct answer: mangrove
Q3.
What is a mangrove?
Correct answer: trees and shrubs that have adapted to live in intertidal zones at the coast
open areas of land with grasses, shrubs and sometimes trees
a biome with little rainfall and vegetation
Q4.
What is GIS?
Correct answer: geographic information system
geographic infrared sorting
global imaging satellite