Part 3 / Biomes of the World Lab Questions
Name ____________________
1. Is there some relationship between a location’s LATITUDE and the BIOME it belongs to?
Fill in the table below using the LATITUDE choices given.
1. Mainly between 60° N and 30° N
2. Near the equator (0°)
3. Near 60° N; above or below
4. Various Latitudes: Mainly found at the inside or interior of continents; experiences dry periods
5. Above 60° N
6. Near 30° N OR 30° S
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Forest
Tropical Rain
Forest
Grassland
Desert
2. Using the chart above, the map on the other side and the data below, identify each location’s number in the
far left column on the table and then decide which BIOME it would be in. Record in the far right column.
#?
Location Data
Location
Temp. (°C)
Rainfall (mm)
Lat.
Long.
Elev.
Range
Ave.
Total
Range
Ave.
Pittsburgh, USA
40N
80W
228 m
-2, 24
12
914
58, 107
76
Singapore, Singapore
1N
103E
10 m
27, 28
28
2415
170, 257
201
Kisumu, Kenya
0S
34E
1148 m
22, 24
23
1141
48, 191
95
Phoenix, USA
33N
112W
330 m
11, 33
22
181
3, 25
15
Godthaab, Greenland
64N
43W
20 m
-10, 7
-2
599
31, 84
50
Quebec, Canada
46N
71E
90 m
-13, 19
4
1008
58, 102
84
Dublin, Ireland
53N
6W
47 m
5, 16
10
762
45, 74
64
Braziaville, Congo
4S
15E
318 m
23, 28
26
1383
0, 292
115
Port Sudan, Sudan
19N
37E
5m
23, 35
29
95
0, 43
8
Edmonton, Canada
53N
113W
677 m
-4, 16
2
439
15, 84
37
Kalgoorile, Australia
30S
121E
370 m
12, 26
19
248
10, 31
21
Fairbanks, USA
64N
147W
134 m
-24, 16
-3
297
8, 53
25
Verkhoyansk, Russia
67N
133E
100 m
-51, 14
- 17
136
3, 28
11
Akita, Japan
39N
140E
10 m
-2, 24
11
1562
104, 211
130
Belem, Brazil
1S
48W
13 m
26, 27
27
2339
66, 358
195
Douge City, USA
37N
99W
791 m
-2, 26
13
485
10, 81
40
Spitzbergen, Norway
78N
13E
7m
-12, 6
-4
337
15, 40
28
La Paz, Bolivia
16S
68W
3658 m
9, 12
11
575
8, 114
48
Note: water freezes 0°C
mild temp: 75°F = 24°C
hot temp.: 95°F = 35°C
WHICH
BIOME ??
3. Ask your teacher for the photo mosaic of the biomes. Using the photo mosaic for each location, revise the
BIOME choices you made in the table if necessary.
4. Which biome was easiest to identify in this activity?
Explain below.
5. Is it possible to identify the biome using only latitude and climate data?
Explain below.
6. Which biome do you think is EASIEST for organisms to survive in?
Explain below.
7. Which biome do you think is the MOST DIFFICULT for organisms to survive in?
8. Which biome has the greatest biodiversity?
Explain below
Explain