Flowers for the future
What grows where?
Click on the activity below to find out more about the climate in these four parts of the world.
In the activity you can:
- Look at climate graphs* to decide what climate belongs to which place.
- Match the correct description of the climate with the country and the type of biome - ecosystems that extend over large geographical areas - that exists there.
- See if you can tell which plants grow where
*the climate data is based on monthly averages
for the 30 year period 1971 – 2000 from the World Meteorological
Organisation
Drawing on your knowledge
Imagine you are a plant growing in one of the countries you investigated in What grows where. How would you adapt to the climate conditions you will be living in?
Draw a picture of what you imagine you should look like and annotate your picture to explain how your adaptations will make you successful.