Hello Hello

• We are about to We are about to take a trip to see take a trip to see all the world’s all the world’s biomes .biomes .

• We are going to see We are going to see many different many different things from dry things from dry places to the places to the rainiest but watch rainiest but watch out.out.

This is the This is the TundraTundra

• In the next couple In the next couple of slides we will be of slides we will be talking about the talking about the Tundra. Tundra.

• You will find out You will find out some cool stuff some cool stuff that you might not that you might not know.know.

TundraTundra

• Tundra is a Tundra is a type of type of grassland with grassland with tall snowy tall snowy mountains.mountains.

• Well the Well the average average temperature of temperature of tundra is -12tundra is -12ْْ C.C.

• The normal rain The normal rain

amount for this amount for this

area is less than area is less than

25cm yearly.25cm yearly.

• So as you see this So as you see this

is a very dry area.is a very dry area.

LocationLocation• Tundra is found in the Tundra is found in the

artic circle artic circle

• Also the north pole is Also the north pole is very close to the tundra.very close to the tundra.

• Not many people visit Not many people visit the tundra because it is the tundra because it is so cold.so cold.

Plant & Animal LifePlant & Animal Life

• Tundra doesn’t have Tundra doesn’t have

many trees in it.many trees in it.

• The main vegetation The main vegetation

is grass and mosses.is grass and mosses.

• Some of the animals Some of the animals

are insects, ducks, are insects, ducks,

geese, voles, birds, geese, voles, birds,

and mice.and mice.

The The TaigaTaiga

• If you don’t know what the tundra is then If you don’t know what the tundra is then

these next few slides are for you.these next few slides are for you.

• In them we are going to talk about their In them we are going to talk about their

plant life, tplant life, temperature,emperature, and many other and many other

things.things.

TAIGATAIGA

TaigaTaiga

•Normal rain amount is 25cm – Normal rain amount is 25cm – 100cm yearly. It is located 100cm yearly. It is located between 50between 50ْْ and 60and 60ْْ north north

latitude. The main plant life is latitude. The main plant life is trees, mosses, & lichens. Also trees, mosses, & lichens. Also

some of the animals are moose, some of the animals are moose, lynx, shrews, bears, & foxes.lynx, shrews, bears, & foxes.

TaigaTaiga

• Taiga is a woodland Taiga is a woodland

area with wooded area with wooded

mountains.mountains.

• It’s normal It’s normal

temperature in winter temperature in winter

is 0is 0ْْْْ C and more than C and more than

3030ْْ C in summer.C in summer.

The The GrasslandGrassland

• The The GrasslandGrassland is very diverse and is very diverse and

we will learn howwe will learn how

• It has many different animals and It has many different animals and

plants so let’s find out what they are.plants so let’s find out what they are.

Grassland Grassland • Grassland is an open valley with green Grassland is an open valley with green

grasses in it.grasses in it.

• It is mainly warm and humid and has It is mainly warm and humid and has around 25cm-75cm of annual precipitation. around 25cm-75cm of annual precipitation.

Plant & Animal LifePlant & Animal Life

PlantsPlants

• Some of the Some of the

plants in this plants in this

area are wheat, area are wheat,

rye, tall grasses, rye, tall grasses,

oats, barley, & oats, barley, &

corn.corn.

AnimalsAnimals

• Some of the Some of the animals of animals of

grassland are grassland are wildebeest, wildebeest,

impalas, zebras, impalas, zebras, and kangaroos.and kangaroos.

GrasslandGrassland

• Grasslands are Grasslands are found in many found in many places they are in places they are in almost every almost every continent, there continent, there aren't many that aren't many that don’t have don’t have grasslands.grasslands.

An overview of the An overview of the DesertDesert

• What do you think when you think Desert?What do you think when you think Desert?

• Hot, dry, no life well in these next few Hot, dry, no life well in these next few

slides you will learn about the life, rain fall, slides you will learn about the life, rain fall,

temperature, and many other things.temperature, and many other things.

DesertDesert

• The desert is the The desert is the driest biome on driest biome on

earth.earth.• It has very thin It has very thin

soil, and sand soil, and sand dunes.dunes.

• This biome is This biome is normally very hot normally very hot and dry, it doesn’t and dry, it doesn’t

receive a lot of receive a lot of rain.rain.

• Also it gets less Also it gets less than 25cm of than 25cm of rain yearly.rain yearly.

• It is mainly It is mainly found around found around

the equator, but the equator, but it is also found in it is also found in

many of the many of the other continents.other continents.

DesertDesert

DesertDesert

Plants

Cacti Dogbane Ocotillo

Animals

Hedgehog Coyote Ostrich

Temperate Deciduous Temperate Deciduous ForestForest

• Do you know a lot about the forest? Do you know a lot about the forest?

• Well if you don’t then you are going Well if you don’t then you are going

to learn lots of things about it.to learn lots of things about it.

Temperate Deciduous Temperate Deciduous

• Biome with four Biome with four distinct seasons, it is distinct seasons, it is a climax community.a climax community.

• The normal The normal temperature is 30temperature is 30ْْ C.C.

Plants & AnimalsPlants & AnimalsAnimalsAnimals

•Some of the Some of the animals that animals that live in this live in this

area are lynx, area are lynx, bobcats, bobcats, song song birdsbirds, lizards, , lizards,

& snakes.& snakes.

PlantsPlants

•Some of the Some of the plants in this plants in this

area are area are evergreen trees, evergreen trees,

dogwoods, dogwoods, moss, oak, & moss, oak, & maple trees.maple trees.

Temperate DeciduousTemperate Deciduous

• This certain biome receives This certain biome receives

around 75-100cm of yearly around 75-100cm of yearly

rainrain

• These forest are mainly These forest are mainly

found in Europe, & North found in Europe, & North

AmericaAmerica..

Temperate Rain ForestTemperate Rain Forest viewview

• You probably know about the rain You probably know about the rain

forest but there are two types and we forest but there are two types and we

will be finding out the differences in will be finding out the differences in

them.them.

• So hop on and let’s see.So hop on and let’s see.

Temperate Rain ForestTemperate Rain Forest

• This biome This biome receives receives

200cm-400cm 200cm-400cm of annual of annual

rain, and it is rain, and it is dominated by dominated by

trees with trees with needle like needle like

leaves.leaves.

TemperateTemperate

Rain Rain

ForestForest

• Rain forest are found in many Rain forest are found in many

countries such as New countries such as New

Zealand, Southern Chile, and Zealand, Southern Chile, and

the Pacific Northwest.the Pacific Northwest.

• The regular temperature for The regular temperature for

this biome is between 9this biome is between 9ْْ C C

and 12and 12ْْ CC

• The main plants are tall trees The main plants are tall trees

with needle like leaveswith needle like leaves

• The main animals are bird, The main animals are bird,

lizards, & wild cats.lizards, & wild cats.

Rainforest in the TropicsRainforest in the Tropics

• So you think you know about the So you think you know about the rainforest but I’m here to tell you a rainforest but I’m here to tell you a little more.little more.

• We will be learning quit a few things We will be learning quit a few things so buckle up and let’s go!so buckle up and let’s go!

Tropical Rain Forest Tropical Rain Forest

• It has the most It has the most

biologically diverse biologically diverse

biome in the world, biome in the world,

it has many trees in it has many trees in

it.it.

• The standard The standard

temperature is 25temperature is 25ْْ C.C.

Tropical Rain ForestTropical Rain Forest

• These forest are found in South America, & the These forest are found in South America, & the

British Isles.British Isles.

• Rain forest receives 200-600cm of rain during Rain forest receives 200-600cm of rain during

twelve-month cycle.twelve-month cycle.

Tropical Rain ForestTropical Rain Forest

• The majority of the animals in The majority of the animals in

the Tropical Rain Forests are the Tropical Rain Forests are

tropical birds, frogs, lizards, and tropical birds, frogs, lizards, and

large wild cats.large wild cats.

• Most of the Most of the

plants are vines, plants are vines,

& trees& trees

Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest

• Many animals live in Many animals live in the rainforest but the rainforest but one special one is one special one is the tiger.the tiger.

• This wonderful This wonderful creature is slowly creature is slowly becoming extint so becoming extint so help us out here.help us out here.

• We want them to We want them to live to see tomorrow live to see tomorrow ..

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• I hope you had you I hope you had you

had a great had a great

adventure and so adventure and so

long.long.