Ecosystems 1 GCSE

A large-scale ecosystem, e.g. desert

• Biome
• Moorlands
• Temperate grassland
• Heathlands

Wet, hot place, covered in vegetation. High biodiversity. E.g. in Brazil

• Tundra
• Marine
• TRF
• Moorlands

A mild, warm place, covered in deciduous trees. Medium biodiversity. E.g. the UK

• Temperate grassland
• Temperate (deciduous) forest
• Tropical rainforest
• Woodlands

A cold and quite dry place. Lots of coniferous (pine) trees. Low biodiversity. E.g. Northern Russia.

• Desert
• Tropical rainforest
• Geology
• Boreal (Coniferous) forest (Taiga)

Very hot (cool at night). Very dry. Along either tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn. Low biodiversity

• Tropical Grassland
• Desert
• Altitude
• Temperate grassland

Quite dry, often seasonal rain. Higher temperature. Mostly grasses. Medium/low biodiversity. E.g. Kenya

• Tropical grassland
• Local factors
• Local factors
• Temperate grassland

Quite dry, often seasonal rain. lower temperature. Mostly grasses. Medium/low biodiversity. E.g. Mongolia

• Marine
• Tundra
• Geology
• Temperate grassland

Very cold, very dry northern biome. Small shrubs and grass, permafrost much of the year. Low biodiversity

• Temperate grassland
• Temperate grassland
• Tundra
• Woodlands

Factors which affect ecosystems, small scale e.g. side of a mountain or the type of soil

• Tundra
• Heathlands
• Woodlands
• Local factors

The height above sea level

• Local factors
• Altitude
• Boreal/Taiga/Coniferous forests
• Geology