Planet Earth - Mountains
This is a worksheet set for students to complete as they watch the Planet Earth Mountains video. This episode highlights a lot of important ecological concepts, such as the effects of altitude on climate, and the rainshadow effect. The worksheet covers both geographic locations of the ecosystems, abiotic factors, and the relationships of the plants and animals that live there.
Essential concepts: Ecosystems, abiotic factors, biotic factors, adaptations, rainshadow effect, altitude, latitude, climate
Answer Key: Available for purchase at the environmental science instructor resources subscription page.
