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Habitats
By Mrs. Blakeslee
Rainforest
It rains 80-400 inches per year in the
tropical rainforest.
Chimpanzees, gorillas, and loris’ live
there.
Tropical rainforests are close to the
equator.
50% of the world’s plants and animal
species live in the tropical rainforest.
Tundra
Very cold weather. The
average temperature is
10-20°F.
Less than 10 inches of
precipitation each year.
Animals: Arctic Fox,
Caribou, Polar Bear
Soil is frozen, very little
water.
Taiga
Very cold winters, warm
summers
12-33” precipitation each year
Animals: lynx, moose,
wolverine
Long nights in winter, long
days in summer because of
the earth’s tilt on it’s axis
Has mostly evergreen trees
with needles
Desert
Very hot and dry, cool at
night
Less than 10 inches of
precipitation each year.
Animals: dingo, gila
monster, sidewinder
Antarctica is a cold
desert!
Temperate Forest
This biome has 4
seasons.
Average precipitation
30-60 inches
Average temperature
50°
Leaves change color, fall
off trees and grow back.
Animals: gray squirrel,
raccoon, turkey, black
bear
Animals adapt, hibernate
or migrate in winter
Grasslands
10-30” rain each year
Fertile soil
Big open spaces
Trees grow near rivers
and streams
Found on every
continent except
Antarctica
Animals: zebra, bison,
elephant, lion
Sources
1. What’s it like where you live?
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/
2. Biome Basics
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/biomes/bio
mes.html
3. The Wild Habitat
http://library.thinkquest.org/11234/index.html
4. The Virtual Zoo: Habitats
http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/habitats/habitats.htm
5. The World’s Biomes
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/