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Biomes
Biomes
 “The
World’s Major Communities”
 Classified by climate, predominate
vegetations, and the organisms and their
adaptations that live in these regions.
Tundra
 Tundra
is the coldest of all the biomes.
 Has frost-molded landscapes, extremely
low temperatures, little precipitation, poor
nutrients, and short growing seasons.
 Other wild life includes arctic animals such
as foxes and polar bears.
Taiga
 The
largest of the biomes stretching
across portions of Canada, Europe and
Asia.
 Winters are cold and summers are warm.
 Home to large coniferous forests and the
organisms that live in them such as large
herbivores like elk and caribou and other
animals like beavers, wolves, and grizzly
bears.
Temperate Deciduous Forest

Has more diverse seasons with cold winters and
hot summers. Found in the Eastern U.S.,
Canada, Europe, China, and Japan.
 Vegetation: Broadleaf trees (oaks, maples),
shrubs, herbs, and mosses.
 Hundreds of species of birds and tree dwelling
animals live in these regions among other
species.
Temperate Rain Forest
 Found
on the Western Edge of North and
South America.
 Climate has seasonal variation and large
amounts of rain fall each year.
 Wildlife include many nocturnal species
such as owls, bats, possums, and many
large species of cats such as mountain
lions.
Tropical Rain Forest
A region with year round warm climates, large
amounts of rainfalls, and forest full of tall trees.
 Wildlife is extremely diverse and includes
things like monkeys, gorillas, jaguars,
anteaters, lemurs, bats, frogs, butterflies, and
ants.
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Desert

Found where rainfall equals less that 50 cm per
year.
 Found in northern Africa (Sahara) southern U.S.,
parts of Mexico and Australia.
 Has specialized vegetation that can survive long
periods without water and any mammals are
small such as Kangaroo Mice. The most
common wildlife are different forms of reptiles.
Grassland
 Mostly
covered by grasses with very few
trees or shrubs.
 Climate is mild and rainfall occurs during 68 months of the year with drought during
the other months.
 Wildlife includes grazing animals such as
deer as well as small ground dwelling birds
such as quail.