ROMANIAMy Biome Adventure Powerpoint Presentation

Ma. Heide D.C. Cosa

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Significance

Plants and

Animals

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ROMANIA Precipitation is generally modest

(750mm/29.5 annually) Has four season (spring, winter,

summer, fall) 13% of the country have been manage

for watershed conservation rather than production

3 major vegetation: Alpine zone, Forest zone, Steppe Zone

Common animals: wild boar, chamois, badger and many more.

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BIRCH TREE(BETULA ALBA)• grow in moist situations, but

requires good drainage• Provides primitive man with

canoe• Short lived tree (40 ft – 50 ft)• Yields beverages: wine and tea• Known for it’s strong branches

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BEECH TREE(FAGUS SYLVATICA)• Signifies either a book or a tree• Requires a thoroughly drained

soil, and accordingly flourishes on high ground, whether calcareous or sandy

• Most beautiful during the months of April and May

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OAK TREE(QUERCUS ROBUR)• Favorite timber of the Greeks and

Romans• Most abundant in the southern

and midland countries• Used for ship building

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WILD PIG (SUS SCROFA)• Not native to North American

because they were brought by European Traveles

• Large(sometimes 5 feet long), weigh up to 500 pounds, stiff black fur and straight tails

• Boars doesn’t have seat glands (they have to dip in the mud to cool off

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LYNX(FELIDAE CANADENSIS)• Often hunted for their beautiful

fur coats.• Related to bobcat• Weigh up to 40 pounds• Length varies up to four feet• Life span is up to 15 years• Often elusive, avoiding humans

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CHAMOIS(RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA)• Often found in rocky areas and

alpine meadows• Some species are considered as

vulnerable/endangered• The hide of this ungulate is made

into "shammy", a very fine, soft cloth used for polishing.

• Chamoir is a French word for wild goat.

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FOOD CHAIN

grass Chamois Wolves

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WHY IS BIOME IMPORTANT TO MY COURSE (BS-HRIM)

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To know what kind of dish to cook when assigned to that certain biome (cold dishes for hot climate biome, hot dishes for cold climate biome)

To know what kind of dishes you can make by simply knowing what species reside there.

SOURCES http://www.2020site.org/trees/beech.html http://www.2020site.org/trees/birch.html http://pelotes.jea.com/AnimalFact/Mammal/Boar

.htm http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/beech_

european/beech_european.html http://www.mapsofworld.com/romania/maps/ro

mania-location-map.jpg http://mapofeurope.com/romania/romania.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania http://www.referatele.com/referate/engleza/onli

ne2/Romania---Land-and-Resources-Climate-Natural-Resources-Plants-and-Animals-Population-Religion-and-La.php

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