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A biome is one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its own kind of climate, soil, plants, and animals.
Desert Tundra Temperate
Deciduous Forest Taiga Grassland Savanna Tropical Rainforest
(And MOUNTAINS)
Hot and dry that averages less than 35 cm of rain a year
Hot in day, cold at night
20-30 degrees latitude Baja Desert Sahara Desert Some at cold locations
High biodiversity- only rainforest has more species
Plants: cactus, heat and dry tolerant plants
Rodents, snakes, lizards, tortoises, insects, and some birds. The Sahara Desert in Africa is home to camels,, small foxes, snakes, lizards, and gerbils
Cold dry conditions with less than 25 cm of precipitation; permanently frozen ground
PermafrostNorthern parts of US,
Asia and Europemosses and lichen
cover the land, Grasses
In ArcticColdest biomeWinter temp -34C,
summer 12C
Musk oxen, migrating caribou, arctic foxes, weasels, snowshoe hares, owls, hawks, various rodents, occasional polar bear.
Forest biome with moderate amt of precipitation and temperature range with a lot of broad leaf trees.
GA has a lot of temperate forest
Temp- -30 to 30C Rainfall- 75-100 cm Birch, beech, oak,
maple- lose leaves in fall
Mid-range latitudes 4 seasons
Wolves, deer, bears, and a wide variety of small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects
A cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisphere
Also called boreal forestAlso called coniferous forest
Largest climate region50-70 degrees latitude
Northern areas- Canada and N Eurasia
Ave temp below freezeFor half year
40-100cm precip yrlyShort growing season
Cold winters and mild Summers
Dense forests
Rodents, snowshoe hares, lynx,, moose, caribou, bears, wolves, birds in summer
Pine, fir, hemlock, spruce
A warm, humid biome near the equator, with much rainfall and the greatest biodiversity
200-400 cm rain yrly At or near equator Dense canopy 75% land species live in rain forests 20-25C temp year round Foggy 100 species of plants Per 2.5 acres-1 hectare
insects, reptiles, and amphibians; monkeys, toucan, other small and large mammals, including in some places elephants
A biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life. Savannas, prairies, and temperate grasslands are examples.
one kind of grassland in Africa 2 seasons- rainy and dry In parts of tropics without much rain
Middle latitudes Interiors of
continents Far from large
bodies of water Most precip in
late spring 51-89 cm yrly
30C to -40C
Prairie dogs, foxes, small mammals, snakes, insects, various birds
: Elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes- long legs and fast, burrowers to avoid fire
grasses
Land that projects above theArea around it
Different climates, plants,& animals due to elevation
Higher it is- more like closerTo the poles
Wet and dry sides
Temp depends on elevation
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