Thicket Biosphere
• Climate varies. • Living organisms in water, air and land.
• Shallow soil that varies from sandy loam to sandy clay soil. • Provides food.
• Vegetation consists of shrubland or low forests with • Recycles minerals and gases.
evergreen and succulent trees and shrubs.
• Animals include the African elephant, kudu, vervet monkey
and bushbuck.
Terrestrial biomes in South Africa
Forests Savannah
• High rainfall. U1: Biosphere to • Warm wet summers and cold dry winters.
Sample
• Fertile soil with a thick layer of humus. • Sandy soil – lacks nutrients.
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ecosystems (A)
Vegetation consists of trees, creepers/ vines, • Vegetation consists of grasses and trees.
epiphytes, mosses and ferns. • Has lots of wild animals.
• Animals include bushpigs, bushbuck,
monkeys, Knysna loeries, pigeons and eagles.
Fynbos Grassland
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Hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
Sandy, acidic soil with poor fertility.
Vegetation consists of evergreen shrubs with
hard leaves (proteas), few trees and grasses.
Wide variety of animals.
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Hot summers with high rainfall and cold
winters with heavy frost.
Deep, rich, fertile soil – leaching of nutrients
causes acidic soil.
• Vegetation consists of sweet and sour grasses
and few trees.
• Lots of bird life.
Succulent Karoo
• Very hot, dry summers and cold winters with low Nama Karoo
rainfall.
• Soil is rich in lime – forms a thin layer over rocks. • Very hot summers and cold winters with frost.
• Vegetation includes succulents with thick, fleshy • Semi-desert receiving little rainfall.
leaves to store water. • Soil is rich in lime – forms a thin layer over rocks.
• Mostly nocturnal animals occur here. • Vegetation includes grasses and small shrubs.
• Bat-eared foxes, ostriches, spring hares, tortoises
and riverine rabbits occur here.
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, Sample
Summaries after sample
• Climate varies. • Living organisms in water, air and land.
• Shallow soil that varies from sandy loam to sandy clay soil. • Provides food.
• Vegetation consists of shrubland or low forests with • Recycles minerals and gases.
evergreen and succulent trees and shrubs.
• Animals include the African elephant, kudu, vervet monkey
and bushbuck.
Terrestrial biomes in South Africa
Forests Savannah
• High rainfall. U1: Biosphere to • Warm wet summers and cold dry winters.
Sample
• Fertile soil with a thick layer of humus. • Sandy soil – lacks nutrients.
•
ecosystems (A)
Vegetation consists of trees, creepers/ vines, • Vegetation consists of grasses and trees.
epiphytes, mosses and ferns. • Has lots of wild animals.
• Animals include bushpigs, bushbuck,
monkeys, Knysna loeries, pigeons and eagles.
Fynbos Grassland
Summaries after sample •
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•
Hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.
Sandy, acidic soil with poor fertility.
Vegetation consists of evergreen shrubs with
hard leaves (proteas), few trees and grasses.
Wide variety of animals.
•
•
Hot summers with high rainfall and cold
winters with heavy frost.
Deep, rich, fertile soil – leaching of nutrients
causes acidic soil.
• Vegetation consists of sweet and sour grasses
and few trees.
• Lots of bird life.
Succulent Karoo
• Very hot, dry summers and cold winters with low Nama Karoo
rainfall.
• Soil is rich in lime – forms a thin layer over rocks. • Very hot summers and cold winters with frost.
• Vegetation includes succulents with thick, fleshy • Semi-desert receiving little rainfall.
leaves to store water. • Soil is rich in lime – forms a thin layer over rocks.
• Mostly nocturnal animals occur here. • Vegetation includes grasses and small shrubs.
• Bat-eared foxes, ostriches, spring hares, tortoises
and riverine rabbits occur here.
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, Sample
Summaries after sample
