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BIOMES
In The world. . . . . .
TUNDRA
LOCATION The north of Asia, United States and
Greenland.
CLIMATE
Cold, in summer is 45 or 50 grades F. And in winter 20- to 30- F
Yakutsk, Russia
PLANTS
There are acuatic and terrestial plants
ANIMALS There are 48 species of animals, shrews,
hares, rodents, wolves, foxes, bears and deers.
TAIGA
LOCATION Eurusia and North America.
CLIMATE From -54º to -1ºc in winter and -7ºc in
summer
PLANTS
Balsam Fir is often used as a Christmas tree
ANIMALS Lynx, snowshoe rabbits, red squirrels,
voles,Red deer, elk, and moose.
GRASSLANDS
LOCATION Grasslands are in the middle latitudes
or in the interiors of continents
CLIMATE
As low as -40° F and in summer as high 70° F
Ingeniera White, Argentina
PLANTS
Grass, Sunflower, Crazy Weed, Asters, Blazing Stars, Coneflowers, Goldenrods and Clover.
ANIMALS Cows, Sheeps.
CHAPARRAL
LOCATION Southern Europe, southern Oceania,
chile and very tiny parts of U.S.A
CLIMATE The temperature range is between 30° and
100° F.
PLANTS
Blue Oak, Coyote Brush, Common Sagebrush, Fairy Duster.
ANIMALS Aardwolf, Black-tailed Jackrabbit, Golden
Jackal, Grey Fox, Isand Grey Fox, Puma.
DESERT
LOCATION The north of Africa, the south of USA,
Oceania and south America
CLIMATE The average annual temperature of
these miles of hot sand is 64° F (18° C).
El-Oasr el-Akhdar, Egypt
PLANTS
Barrel cactus, brittle bush, chainfruit cholla, creosote bush, etc.
ANIMALS Hot and Dry Deserts animals include
small nocturnal carnivores, insects, arachnids, reptiles, and birds.
SAVANNA
LOCATION Africa, northern Oceania, South Asia,
and South America
CLIMATE
Climate: 20° - 30° C.summer . 20° - 25° C winter.
PLANTS
Baobab,bermuda grass, candelabra tree, elephant grass, jarrah tree .
ANIMALS Lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals and
hyenas.
ALPINE
LOCATION Alpine biomes are found in the mountain
regions all around the world. They are usually at an altitude of about 10,000 feet or more.
CLIMATE In the summer the most temperatures
are from 10 to 15° C . In the winter the temperatures are below freezing. The winter is long.
Texas, USA
PLANTS
Because the severe climate of the Alpine biome, there are only about 200 species of Alpine plants.
ANIMALS Andean Condor, Chinchilla, Llama,
Mountain Goat, Snow Leopard, Vicuña, Yak.
RAINFOREST
LOCATION Central America, Africa, Indo-Malaysia -
west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.
CLIMATE The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets
higher than 93 °F (34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); average humidity is between 77% and 88%
Campa Pita, Belize
PLANTS
A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100 to 300 species
ANIMALS Africa Forest Elephant, Bengal Tiger,
Chimpanzee, Golden Lion Tamarin, Harpy Eagle, King Cobra.
DECIDUOS FOREST
LOCATION North America, middle of Europe, Asia,
Southwest Russia, Japan, eastern China, New Zealand, and southeastern Australia.
CLIMATE The average annual temperature in a
deciduous forest is 50° F. The average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year.
Staunton, Virginia, United States
PLANTS In deciduous forests there are five different
zones. 1: Tree Stratum zone, contains oak, beech,
maple, chestnut hickory, elm,etc. 2:The small tree and sapling zone.This zone
has young, and short trees. 3: Shrub zone. Some of the shrubs in this zone
are rhododendrons, azaleas, mountain laurel, and huckleberries.
4: Herb.It contains short plants such as herbal plants.
5:The final zone is the Ground zone. It contains lichen, club mosses, and true mosses.
ANIMALS American Bald Eagle, American Black
Bear, Coyote, European Red Squirrel, White-tailed Deer.