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Biomes- large geographic areas w/ similar climates & ecosystems…
Biomes- large geographic areas
w/ similar climates & ecosystems
Tundra
Little rain
Cold
Many biting insects
Dry
Treeless
Plants Adapt
Permafrost- frozen layer of ground
Taiga
Warmer and wetter than tundra
Mostly Evergreens ( w/ cones )
Cold
Forest Region
Temperate Deciduous Forest
4 distinct seasons
Where we live
Forest provides food and shelter
Different animals = different resourses
Grasslands
Temperate & Tropical
good for farming
good for crops
average amount of rain
Savannah & Prairie are grasslands
Temperate Rainforest
Trees w/ needle-like leaves
Not as hot or rainy as the tropical rainforest
Rains 200 cm to 400 cm annually
Tropical Rainforest
4 zones
-forest floor
-understory
-canopy
-emerging
Lots of plants and rain
humid
50 to 260 inches of rain per year
most diverse
etc
Desert
Any streams are diverted to others
least amount of rain
driest biome on Earth
few desert plants