BIOMESBySierra and Raven

*TUNDRA* The tundra is the coldest of all biomes.

The distinctive characteristic of the tundra is its soil.

The soil is called permafrost, a permanently frozen layer of ground.

Tundra comes from the word tunturi, meaning treeless plain.

*THE TUNDRA*

*TUNDRA LOCATION*

*ANIMALS OF THE* *TUNDRA*

*TAIGA* Taiga is the Russian word for forest and is the

largest biome in the world.

The taiga doesn't have as many plant and animal species as the tropical or the deciduous forest biomes.

The average temperature is below freezing for six months out of the year.

The main seasons in the taiga are winter and summer.

*THE TAIGA*

*TAIGA LOCATION*

*ANIMALS OF THE TAIGA*

*DECIDUOUS FOREST* The average annual temperature in a

deciduous forest is 50° F.

The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year.

The plants adapt by leaning towards sun.

In the deciduous forest there are 5 different zones.

*THE DECIDUOUS FOREST*

*DECIDUOUS FOREST ANIMALS*

*DECIDUOUS FOREST LOCATION*

*GRASSLANDS* Grasslands go by many names.

In the US it goes by prairies.

South America refer them as pampas

Grasslands are found where there is not enough rainfall.

*THE GRASSLANDS*

*GRASSLAND ANIMALS*

*GRASSLAND LOCATION*

*DESERT* A desert is a region that receives no

precipitation.

Deserts take up about 33% of the earth.

Deserts have an annual precipitation of 10in.

Hot deserts usually have a large diurnal and seasonal temperate range.

*THE DESERT*

*DESERT ANIMALS*

*DESERT LOCATION*

*SAVANNAS* Dry grasslands.

Annual dry seasons with seasonal rainfall.

Open landscape with widely spaced trees.

Herds of grazing animals.

*THE SAVANNA*

*SAVANNA ANIMALS*

*SAVANNA LOCATION*

*RAINFOREST* Lots of rain, warm temperature.

Has the most biodiversity.

Infertile soil.

Cutting down the rainforest -Lumber

*THE RAINFOREST*

*RAINFOREST ANIMALS*

*RAINFOREST LOCATION*

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