Lab 9
GEOG 1106
Lab 11
Biomes
Directions: Listed below are the lab questions to answer.
1. Use the Whittaker biome figure to determine the biome of the places listed below.
Place
Average Temperature oC
Annual Precipitation (cm)
Whittaker's Biome
La Selva, Costa Rica
22.1
403
Tropical Rain Forest
Marietta, Ohio
12
105
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Pasadena, CA
18.2
51.8
Woodland/Shrub land Temperate
Ferron, UT
8.8
20.9
Grassland and Desert
Tucson, AZ
21.1
21.9
Subtropical Desert
Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
26
165
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Brazzaville, Congo
25
137
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Lambarene, Gabon
25.7
195
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Amauulu, Hawaii
20
410
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Toolik Lake, Alaska
-8.8
18
Tundra
Beijing, China
11.8
63.5
Woodland/Shrublan Temperate
Seoul, South Korea
11.2
137
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Archbold Biological Station, Florida
29.1
131
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Everglades National Park (Flamingo)
28.1
159
Tropical Seasonal Forest
2. Great Graph Match. Analyze the temperature and precipitation graphs of the different cities and try to match them up to the correct biome. Continue until you have them all correct. Then list the city and the biome in the table below. How many tries did it take you?
City
Biome
Average Temperature
Annual Precipitation
Whittaker’s Biome
Frogmore, England
Temperate Deciduous Forest
8.2
Goteborg, Sweden
Coniferous Forest
Koombooloomba, Australia
Rain Forest
Barrow, Alaska
Tundra
Alice Springs, Australia
Desert
San Bernadino, California
Shrubland
Centralia, Kansas
Grassland
b. Next, go through each graph and determine the average temperature and annual precipitation for each location and determine the biome based on the Whittaker’s biome diagram.
3. To Plant or Not to Plant. In this game you ill go to each of the world’s biomes and match up the plant specimen that is best suited. Fill in the table below and include why each plant is suited for that biome. How many tries did
Lab 11
Biomes
Directions: Listed below are the lab questions to answer.
1. Use the Whittaker biome figure to determine the biome of the places listed below.
Place
Average Temperature oC
Annual Precipitation (cm)
Whittaker's Biome
La Selva, Costa Rica
22.1
403
Tropical Rain Forest
Marietta, Ohio
12
105
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Pasadena, CA
18.2
51.8
Woodland/Shrub land Temperate
Ferron, UT
8.8
20.9
Grassland and Desert
Tucson, AZ
21.1
21.9
Subtropical Desert
Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
26
165
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Brazzaville, Congo
25
137
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Lambarene, Gabon
25.7
195
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Amauulu, Hawaii
20
410
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Toolik Lake, Alaska
-8.8
18
Tundra
Beijing, China
11.8
63.5
Woodland/Shrublan Temperate
Seoul, South Korea
11.2
137
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Archbold Biological Station, Florida
29.1
131
Tropical Seasonal Forest
Everglades National Park (Flamingo)
28.1
159
Tropical Seasonal Forest
2. Great Graph Match. Analyze the temperature and precipitation graphs of the different cities and try to match them up to the correct biome. Continue until you have them all correct. Then list the city and the biome in the table below. How many tries did it take you?
City
Biome
Average Temperature
Annual Precipitation
Whittaker’s Biome
Frogmore, England
Temperate Deciduous Forest
8.2
Goteborg, Sweden
Coniferous Forest
Koombooloomba, Australia
Rain Forest
Barrow, Alaska
Tundra
Alice Springs, Australia
Desert
San Bernadino, California
Shrubland
Centralia, Kansas
Grassland
b. Next, go through each graph and determine the average temperature and annual precipitation for each location and determine the biome based on the Whittaker’s biome diagram.
3. To Plant or Not to Plant. In this game you ill go to each of the world’s biomes and match up the plant specimen that is best suited. Fill in the table below and include why each plant is suited for that biome. How many tries did