Biomes

Biome:• A group of ecosystems with similar temperatures

and precipitation or salinity and water depth • Two Types:• Terrestrial – Land Based• Aquatic – Water Based

Terrestrial Biome• Types are

determined by the amount of precipitation and the average temperature

Temperature Zones:• Three temperature zones that go from warm at

the equator to cold at the polar regions

Marine Biomes:• Two major classifications are marine (salt water)

and freshwater

Tropical Rain Forest• Forest in tropical

region with large amounts of rainfall

Deciduous Forest:• Found in temperate

regions and characterized by broad leaf, deciduous trees

Coniferous Forest• Forest closer to the

poles, characterized by evergreens, sometimes called or similar to the taiga

Savannas:• Found in or just

outside tropical regions with precipitations mostly occurring over a period of a couple months

Tundra:• Treeless plan that is

frozen most of the year and gets little rainfall

Desert:• An arid region with

little to no precipitation, can be hot or cold

Oceans:• Open ocean, deep

water and high salinity

Coral Reefs:• Coastal ocean,

shallow water, and high salinity

Estuaries:• Regions where salt

water meets freshwater, like the Chesapeake Bay

Freshwater:• Includes ponds,

streams, rivers, and lakes