November 14-18

We have begun our study of the biomes of North America.  We began by taking an imaginary walk across North America, moving through the biomes as we walked through the temperate forest, the wetlands, the grasslands, the desert, the mountains, the tropical forest, and the polar region.  Since we live in the temperate forest in Virginia, this is where we will begin our study.  We will be learning about the flora, fauna, and people of the biome.  A temperate forest occurs in an area where the climate is "temperate" and neither very wet nor very dry.  The forest is a climate creator.  Millions of trees breathe out moisture and oxygen, creating rainfall and cleaning the atmosphere, thus sustaining life.