BiomesTropical RainforestDeciduous RainforestTemperate RainforestDesertGrasslandsTundra

TaigaSavannaFreshwaterMarineEstuary

Definition:Areas of the world characterized by average temperature and precipitation

Tundra• Cold, Dry, Treeless• Less than 25cm of precipitation• -12 degrees Celsius(10.4 F) - Average Temperature• Permafrost - Frozen Ground• Vegetation - Lichen (algae+fungus), grasses• Animals – • Caribou, Wolves • Musk Oxen• Lemming, Fox • Sand Pipers• Weasel• Ducks

Coniferous Forest

• Also known as "taiga" - "swamp forest" - due to complete thawing of snow which creates a wet summer environment

• Largest biome• South of the Tundra• Cold• 35 - 100cm of precipitation a year

• Vegetation includes: • firs, spruce, pines (and other cone-bearing trees)

• Animals include: • moose • beaver • grouse • cross-bills

Coniferous Forest

Deciduous Forest

• 75 - 150cm of precipitation

• 0 - 30 degrees Celsius

• Vegetation includes: Oaks, Maples, and other deciduous trees which lose their leaves in the fall.

• Animals include: Deer, Mice, Wood Peckers, Blue Jays