ChaparralBy: Desiree’ Wade & Alexxis Spencer

Location• The west coast of the United States. • The west coast of South America.• The Cape Town area of South Africa.• The western tip of Australia and the coastal areas of the Mediterranean.

Soil Type •Its very nutrient poor .

Climate/ Seasons• Temperature range is between 30° and

100° F. • Summer: very hot and dry• Temperature: usually mild but it can get very hot or nearly freezing• 10-17 inches of rain all year, and most of it comes in the winter. • Long period of dryness.

Adaptations •Only plants with hard leaves can survive.•Many leaves are very hairy so with that it can collect moisture from the air & use it.

5 Interesting Facts • Have both forests and grasslands.• Animals sleep during the day & come out

at night.• Dry summers cause biome to be sensitive

to fires .• Animals can survive on very seldom

amount of water.• Common animals are coyotes , mule deer ,

praying mantis , and lady bugs.

Chaparral Food Web

Plants Californis Blue Oak

Iron Oak    Mountain Oak

Mountain White Oak

Torrey Pine

AnimalsCougar

Gemsbok

Komodo

Coyote Wallaby

Human Impact•Cutting down trees•Killing animals•Disrupting the food chain•Causing wildfires

10 Question Quiz1. Where is Chaparral location?a) United Statesb) Asia 2. What type of soil do Chaparral have? c) Poord) Rich

3. Which time of day do animals sleep?e) Nightf) Day 4. What is the most dangerous human impact to the Chaparral Biome?g) Cutting down treesh) Smoking

10 Question Quiz5. Which plant is not in the Chaparral Biome?a) Californis Blue Oakb) Loblolly Pine 6. During which season does it rain the most?c) Winterd) Summer 7. Name two types of animals.

10 Question Quiz8. Name two types of plants

9. Name one of the human impact

10. What type of plants can survive.a)With hard leavesb)With soft leaves

Answers1. United State2. Poor3. Day4. Cutting down trees5. Loblolly Pine6. Winter7. Cougar, Coyote, Gemsbok, Komodo Wallaby8. Californis Blue Oak, Iron Oak, Mountain White Oak,

Mountain Oak, Torrey Pine 9. Cutting down trees, killing animals, disrupting the food

chain, causing wildfires10.With hard leaves

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