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A biome is one of Earth’s large ecosystems, with its own kind of climate, soil, plants, and animals.
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Desert Tundra Temperate
Deciduous Forest Taiga Grassland Savanna Tropical Rainforest
(And MOUNTAINS)
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Hot and dry that averages less than 35 cm of rain a year
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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
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Rodents, snakes, lizards, tortoises, insects, and some birds. The Sahara Desert in Africa is home to camels,, small foxes, snakes, lizards, and gerbils
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Cold dry conditions with less than 25 cm of precipitation; permanently frozen ground
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PermafrostNorthern parts of US,
Asia and Europemosses and lichen
cover the land, Grasses
In ArcticColdest biomeWinter temp -34C,
summer 12C
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Musk oxen, migrating caribou, arctic foxes, weasels, snowshoe hares, owls, hawks, various rodents, occasional polar bear.
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Forest biome with moderate amt of precipitation and temperature range with a lot of broad leaf trees.
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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
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Wolves, deer, bears, and a wide variety of small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects
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A cool forest biome of conifers in the upper Northern Hemisphere
Also called boreal forestAlso called coniferous forest
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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
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Rodents, snowshoe hares, lynx,, moose, caribou, bears, wolves, birds in summer
Pine, fir, hemlock, spruce
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A warm, humid biome near the equator, with much rainfall and the greatest biodiversity
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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
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insects, reptiles, and amphibians; monkeys, toucan, other small and large mammals, including in some places elephants
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A biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life. Savannas, prairies, and temperate grasslands are examples.
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one kind of grassland in Africa 2 seasons- rainy and dry In parts of tropics without much rain
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Middle latitudes Interiors of
continents Far from large
bodies of water Most precip in
late spring 51-89 cm yrly
30C to -40C
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Prairie dogs, foxes, small mammals, snakes, insects, various birds
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: Elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes- long legs and fast, burrowers to avoid fire
grasses
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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