Centennial H.S.
Environmental
Biology
How does the
environment shape
life on our planet
and beyond?
I CAN trace the history/movement of MN
biomes following the Ice Age.
I CAN predict the future of MN biomes due to
forecasted climate change.
I CAN describe biomes.
I CAN trace the history/movement of MN
biomes following the Ice Age.
I CAN predict the future of MN biomes due to
forecasted climate change.
I CAN describe biomes in terms of ppt/temp
and biodiversity.
Lab
Biome Hearts
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Taiga,
4 = Northern Forest,
5 =Temperate Forest,
6 = Grasslands
7 = Desert
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Taiga,
4 = Northern Forest,
5 =Temperate
Forest,
6 = Grasslands
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Taiga,
4 = Northern Forest,
5 =Temperate Forest,
6 = Grasslands
7 = Desert
Pleistocene CHS: 28,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Taiga,
4 = Northern Forest,
5 =Temperate Forest,
6 = Grasslands
7 = Desert
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Mid-Taiga
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Mid-Taiga
Pleistocene CHS: 18,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Open Boreal Woodland
Mid-Taiga
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Open Boreal Woodland
Mid-Taiga
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Open Boreal Woodland
Mid-Taiga
Pleistocene CHS: 14,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
the western USA at 14,000 14C y.a.
1 = Ice,
2 = Tundra,
3 = Taiga,
4 = Northern Forest,
5 =Temperate Forest,
6 = Grasslands
7 = Desert
the western USA at 14,000 14C y.a.
the western USA at 14,000 14C y.a.
Pleistocene CHS: 13,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
Pleistocene CHS: 11,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
Holocene CHS: 8,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
Holocene CHS: 5,000 RCYA
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
Holocene or Anthropocene
CHS: Today
What was the
biome of CHS
during this time
period?
Anthropocene CHS: The Future
What will be the
biome of CHS into
the future?
Anthropocene CHS: The Future
What will be the
biome of CHS into
the future?
Anthropocene CHS: The Future
What biome will
replace the
Temperate
Forest?
Biome Maps of North America
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