major terrestrial biomes
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Areas that has distinct climate and organisms
A community of organisms that occupy a distinct region.
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Tropical RainforestTemperate RainforestTemperate Deciduous RainforestTaigaSavannaGrassland and PrairiesDesertsTundra
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Average annual rainfall: 400 cm (158 in)
Average temperature: 34 °C (93 °F)
Climate: Very Humid, it rains everyday and is warm throughout the year.
Landforms: the terrain consists of both mountains and flat plains.
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Dense tall evergreen forest. Typical plants include strangler figs and tree ferns. Typical animals include snakes and birds. Mild frost-free winters and summers with year-round rain.
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Average annual rainfall: 507 cm (60 to 200 in)
Average temperature: 27°C (80 °F)
Climate: Seasonal variations, near freezing in winter
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Closed canopy of trees excludes at least 70% of the sky; Forest is composed mainly of tree species which do not require fire for regeneration, but with seedlings able to regenerate under shade and in natural openings.
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Average annual rainfall: 75-150 cm (30-60 in)
Average temperature: Summer: 28 °C (82 °F) Winter: 6 °C (43 °F)
Climate: Four distinct seasons with mild summers and cool winters. Rain falls throughout the year.
Landforms: Coastal plains, piedmont, and mountains
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dense forest with thin, broad, deciduous leaves; or rainforests typically dominated by conifers. Tall trees with single boles creating deep shade. Understories often sparse. Typical plants include maples, oaks, elms (deciduous) spruce or auraucaria (rainforest). Typical animals include deer and squirrels. Freezing winters and warm, wet summers and a longer growing season than the boreal forest.
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Average annual rainfall: 30-83 cm (12-33 in)
Average temperature: Summer: 14 °C (57 °F) Winter: -10 °C (14 °F)
Climate: It is cold with winds blowing from the arctic, most rainfall occurs during the hot summer. Winters are freezing cold.
Landforms: Mountaintops, valleys and forests.
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dense evergreen needle-leafed forest Typical plants include white spruce, black spruce, and jack pine. Typical animals include moose, black bears, wolves, and migrant birds. Cold winters with deep snow, but longer growing season than tundra.
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Average annual rainfall: 150 cm (59 in)
Average temperature: Dry Season: 34 °C (93 °F)
Climate: There are two seasons, wet in the summer, dry in the winter.
Landforms: Flat plain with small hills
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thorny forest, woodlands, or scattered trees, many of which loose leaves during the dry season. Typical plants include acacias and grasses. Typical animals include giraffes and elephants. Warm frost-free winters, hot usually-wet summers, and a pronounced dry season. Fire and grazing are important vegetation-forming processes.
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Average annual rainfall: 25-75 cm (10-30 in)
Average temperature: Summer: 30 °C (86 °F) Winter: 0 °C (32 °F)
Climate: Hot summers and cool winters
Landforms: Gently rolling hills and flat plains.
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treeless vegetation less than 1 m high. Typical plants include grasses and members of the sunflower family. Woody plants predominate in steppes. Typical animals include large grazing ungulates such as horses, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Cold or warm winters with growing seasons moisture too dry for trees; fires every 1-5 years.
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Average annual rainfall: 25 cm (10 in)
Average temperature: Summer: 38 °C (100 °F) Winter: 7 °C (45 °F)
Climate: Very dry and hot. It is hot during the day and cold at night.
Landforms: flat sandy plains
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sparse drought-resistant vegetation, typically spiny and with tiny leaves and photosynthetic bark. Typical plants include cactuses, acacias and short-lived annuals. Typical animals include reptiles and ground-dwelling rodents.
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Average annual rainfall: 25 cm (10 in)
Average temperature: Summer: 38 °C (100 °F) Winter: 7 °C (45 °F)
Climate: Very dry and hot. It is hot during the day and cold at night.
Landforms: flat sandy plains
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treeless low (less than 1 m) vegetation with short perennials, water frozen. Typical plants include sedges, lichens, mosses, grasses, and dwarf woody plants. Typical animals include snowy owls, musk ox, reindeer, polar bears, and migrant birds.
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