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