Biome Survival Activity Plane Crash Incident Report: Your small plane crashed in a biome approximately 50 miles from the nearest town. The pilot was killed in the crash, but you survived. It is January, and the temperature is average for that area during that time of year. The plane is wrecked, but the following items are scattered around the crash site: ☼compass☼can of vegetable oil ☼7 newspapers☼6 chocolate bars ☼a small amount of steel wool☼6 m x 6 m tarp ☼hatchet☼4 shirts and 4 pairs of pants ☼pistol with 10 bullets☼1 cigarette lighter ☼1 gallon of drinkable water☼1 quart of rubbing alcohol Your CRASH SITE: Email your instructor for your crash site and enter it here:Urho Kekkonen National Park 1. First, you need to see what the area is like. Fill in the chart below. Characteristics of your biome. In order to survive in your biome, you will need to know more about it. Use the chart below to find out more about your specific biome. Biome Name: Urho Kekkonen National Park World Location: In Eastern and Northern Lapland in the municipalities of Inari, Sodankyla, and Savukoski Climate (Average Annual Temperature, Seasonal Temperatures, and Precipitation): January averageTypical snow depth in Jan is 12 cm. The warmest month of the year is July. Typical Max 0.5°C Typical Min -4°C 95% range -24 5.3°C Other Abiotic Environmental Factors (soil, tides, salinity, etc.): The national park area's vegetation is fairly nutrient-poor. The forests' ground and field layers include species such as fern moss, dwarf birch, blueberry, marsh tea, lichens, heather, lingonberry, crowberry and the arctic bearberry. Wide wilderness-like coniferous forests are typical in the national park.
