Savanna/ Grasslands

Location- North America, Europe, Asia

Climate- warm summers, cool wintersTemperature -3 to 18 0C.Precipitation- between 75 cm to 150 cm (30 to 56 inches) annually

Temperate Deciduous Forest

Has four (4) seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Animals and plants are adapted to cope with seasonal changes. Ex: some hibernateSoil is very fertile

Animals: worms, snakes, squirrels, rabbits, frogs, salamanders, raccoons, deer, bear, insects, coyotes, chipmunks, flying squirrels, hawks, owls, songbirds etc.

Plants: Deciduous Trees- meaning They lose their leavesIn winter (Oak, Maple, Hickory, Beech), Spring flowering Herbs and other plants.Animals

American black bear

Eastern chipmunk

White-tailed deer

coyote

Shagbark Hickory

White birch

American beech

White oakPlantsSavanna/GrasslandsLocation- North America, Australia, Asia, South America, Africa

Climate- warm summers, cold winters (Savannas do not have cold winters which is near the equator)

Average Annual Temperature - -16 0C to 34 0C

Average Annual Precipitation- 25-75 cm

Made up of prairies or plains & dominated by grasses

big open spacesnot many bushes Trees are found only by rivers and streamsan endless ocean of grass. Animals Zebra

Bison

Elk Lion

Animals include: gophers, rabbits, giraffes, gazelles, buffalo, antelope and various speciesof birds. Plants Wild Grass Manketti Tree

Elephant Grass

Acacia Tree

Plants include: grasses, wheat, and corn. Did you know?Savannas go by several names depending on its location (Savanna- Africa, Prairie- N. America, Pampas- S. America, Steppe- Asia, or more generally to cover all Grasslands) Grasslands cover 14 million square miles of the earthThere are 2 types of grasslands: temperate and tropical

Tropical RainforestLocation: in South America, Central America, C. Asia, Australia, And Africa on or near the equator.Temperature averages 250C, warm all year.Precipitation averages 200-600 cm per year (thats 78 236 inches!! )The most biologically diverse biome on Earth.

Contains four zones forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergentsLayers of a Rainforest

FOREST FLOORCANOPYUNDERSTORYEMERGENT

Tropical Rainforest AnimalsSilvery Gibbon

Vampire Bat

Sloth

Animals include: beetles, spiders, snakes, Bats, squirrels, monkeys, tree frogs, and sloths. Most diverse in the worldTropical PlantsDurian Tree

Mangrove TreeJambu RosePlants include: banyan trees, wild figs, Mahogany trees (form canopy) and Bromeliads. Most diverse in the world. Did You Also Know?The rainforest is home to two-thirds of all the living animal and plant species on the planet

Has no seasons

Has very poor soil due to leeching from so much rainDid you know? there are two types of Rainforest -- the temperate and the tropical? Tropical rainforests are found close to the equator. Temperate rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the USA. Both are endangered! Tropical rainforests are warm and moist; while temperate rainforests are cool. It rains a lot in the temperate rainforest -- about 100 inches per year.