Arbeitsblatt: Easy Reader_Great Migration_Working Paper

LITERATURE Great Migrations Name: Date: My personal word list . . . . . 1 On the move 1.1 Complete the chart. chemicals hotter bad weather sounds water breed food food sun longer moon live stars Earths magnetic field colder smells landmarks shorter predators 1 Animals migrate to find: food and safe place to or. Animals know when to migrate because: the days get or the weather gets or there is less their bodies make special . To find their way, animals use: When animals migrate, there are dangers from: or 1.2 Match. migration animals that kill and eat migrant other animals when only some animals in species complete migration migrate when all the animals in partial migration species migrate when animals move from one place to predators another an animal that migrates 1.3 Correct the sentences. If place is not good all year long, animals often breed. Arctic terns migrate from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every week. Some animals can feel Earths magnetic garden. Zebras and whales make special sounds when they are moving. The smells from these sounds help them to find their way. 2 Bird Migrations 2.1 Write the places. 2.2 Complete the sentences. east Tropics north south west south Many birds from the northern half of the world fly south for winter and back for summer. In the southern half of the world, many birds fly for winter and back for summer. Other birds migrate between and because in winter it is usually warmer near the ocean. Most birds in the do not migrate. 2.3 Answer the questions. Why do some birds fly south for winter? Why do birds fly north for summer? What things often happen to birds before they migrate? What do birds wait for before they migrate? What things are dangerous for migrating birds? 3 Insect and Bat Migrations 3.1 Circle the correct words. Dragonflies migrate to warmer habitats in fall spring. Green darner dragonflies weigh less more than two grams. Every fall, millions thousands of monarch butterflies fly up to 3,000 kilometres to Mexico. locust can eat as much food as the weight of its own wings body. Insect-eating bats migrate for the winter summer because there is not enough food. 3.2 Answer the questions. Why do monarch butterflies only migrate once? How do locusts change when there are too many locusts? How far do some insect-eating bats migrate? When do fruit bats migrate to Kasanka National Park? 4 Migrations by Land 4.1 Complete the sentences. grow Arctic north deer snow grass lichens Reindeer are species of. They live in the. In summer, the reindeer move where they can find. In winter, the reindeer move to places where there is less, so they can find. Reindeer do not in winter so they need less food. 4.2 Answer the questions. Why do reindeer eat up the food in each place so quickly? Why do goats move up mountains in summer? Why do goats move down mountains in winter? Why do lemmings sometimes swim across rivers and lakes? 5 Migrations in Africa 5.1 Write the numbers. 300 200,000 one 100 500,000 six 80 3,000 More than one million wildebeest migrate in herds across the African plains. The wildebeest migrate up to kilometres eve3ry year. About zebras and gazelles migrate, too. An adult elephant needs about kilograms of food every day, and up to litres of water. Elephants feed or look for food for about of the day. The Okavango Delta is dry and sandy for months of the year. 5.2 Circle the correct words. Wildebeest migrate to follow the rain lions. They migrate from the Masai Mara in the north south to the Serengeti in the north south. They have their young in the Masai Mara Serengeti. Many wildebeest die when they cross big rivers oceans. Because people are growing more food on the land, there is less rain grass for the wildebeest. Female Male elephants migrate to look for mate. Musth is special time when male elephants want to eat find mate. Birds and other animals migrate to the Okavango Delta in summer because there is lots of sand grass. 6 Ocean Migration 6.1 Complete the chart. Name: humpback whale Favourite food: Lives (summer): Lives (winter): Amazing facts: 6.2 Circle the correct words. Humpback whales migrate for the first time with their fathers mothers. The male female penguin keeps its new egg warm. The penguin often does not eat for up to 6 16 weeks when it is keeping the egg warm. Fish move away from coral reefs to feed hide. Billions of animals make vertical altitudinal migrations in the oceans every day. 6.3 Answer the questions. How far do humpback whales go when they migrate? Why do whales migrate to warm oceans in winter? Why do whales migrate to cold oceans in summer? Why do reef fish lay their eggs near the edge of the reef? Why do animal plankton move up the ocean at night? 7 Going Home to Breed 7.1 Complete the sentences. larvae migrate breed ocean hatch adult ocean young rivers Salmon eggs. The young salmon down rivers to the ocean. They live in the for few years. The salmon migrate up rivers. They and then die. Eel move across the ocean with ocean currents. The eels migrate up rivers and streams. The eels live in for many years. They migrate back to the to breed. 7.2 Answer the questions. How do salmon find their way when they migrate? What happens to sockeye salmon before they breed? What helps salmon to swim over dams? What happens to eels when they move from fresh water to salt water? 8 Changing Migrations 8.1 Complete the sentences. polar bears willow warbler Cod seals albatrosses Every year, many are killed by fishing hooks. Birds like the are staying in the north for longer than usual. migrate from the ice to the land in summer. Because the ice is melting earlier in spring, polar bears have less time for catching. are in danger from too much fishing. 8.2 Answer the questions. Why is Earth getting too warm? Why do scientists think that many animal species will migrate to new places or stop migrating? Where do polar bears live in winter? Why has the climate changing made it difficult for polar bears to migrate to land? Why are scientists putting special markers on some migrants? Writing Choose two of the topics and write text about it. Each should have between 80 and 120 words. What impact do you think has global warming on animal migration? How can animals find their way? Summarize what you learned from the book. If you could be an animal, which one would it be, and why? Why do animals migrate? Summarize the content of the book. Bats find their way because they make special sounds. How do other animals find their way?