Environmental Science Ecosystems and Climate

What are the 3 classifications of a desert

• Tropical, Temperate, Cold

• Hot, sunny, winter

• Tropical Rain forest, fall, spring

Desert ecosystems are fragile due to

• lack of vegetation, slow plant growth, little water

• cactus

• dry arid weather

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Choose the characteristics of tropical desert

• hot but dry most of the year and has few plants

• Hot but wet most of the year

• cold and rainy

• cold and snowy

Choose the characteristics of the temperate desert

• Hot summers or warm

• Winters are cold

• vegetation is scare

• receive more rain than tropical desert

Choose the 3 types of grasslands

• Rain, snow, sleet

• tropical, temperate, and cold

• Summer, winter, fall

• Cold, warm, hot

Where is the largest grasslands/savanna located

• Africa

• India

• Georgia

• Russia

Cold grasslands are

• very cold and in ice and snow; have long winters

• sunny and hot

• tropical and rainy

The 4 land biomes are

• deserts, grasslands, forest, and mountains

• marine and ocean

• plant and woody

The 3rd largest desert in the world is the

• Sahara Desert located in Africa

• The Gobi Desert

• The Arizona Desert

What are some ways human impact ecosystems?

• Over farming, burning, release of grasslands

• Eating too much

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4