Learning Objectives: *Identify the characteristics of each biome *Know the major drivers of global climate patterns *Discern how 2 factors largely determine terrestrial biomes *Evaluate the position of biomes on the Whittaker diagram *Explain the general location of biomes on earth *Understand biomes in the context of convergent evolution *Interpret climatographs (climate diagrams) *Apply the concept of “shifting biomes”*Work with basic graphing skills