Biomes of the World

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Biomes of the World

• By Gordon Shieh
• Block F

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What is a Biome?

• Biomes are types of climates that are found
  around the world

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Types of Biomes

• Tundra - a cold dry environment
• Rainforest - a warm climate with lots of animal
• Grassland - a very green land
• Desert - a very, hot, dry land
• Deciduous Forest - Usually hot or cold summers or
  winters
• Coniferous Forest - A large mass of cone bearing
  trees

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Tundra

• Earths Coldest biomes
• Almost no trees or plants
• Low biotic diversity
• Average winter temperature is -34 C ,but the
  average summer temperature is 3-12 C
• Temperature -40C to 18C

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Rainforest

• Very hot climate
• Average temperature is 20-25 c
• Can rain a lot, up to the top of the trees
• Rainfall exceeding 2000mm
• Lots of wildlife including plants, animals and
  fish
• Rains all year long

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Grassland

• Only a few trees
• 25-35 cm of rainfall
• Can be hot in the summer
• Grass fires can occur in the summer
• Vegetation Grasses (prairie clover, salvia,
  oats, wheat, barley, coneflowers)

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Desert

• Dry, hot climate
• Can be very cold at night
• Rainfall less than 50 cm
• Vegetation Broadleaf trees (oaks, maples,
  beeches), shrubs, perennial herbs, and mosses

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Deciduous Forest

• Trees where the leaves fall
• Temperature varies from -30 C to 30 C
• Precipitation  750 to 1,500 mm of rain per year
• Vegetation  Broadleaf trees (oaks, maples,
  beeches), shrubs, perennial herbs, and mosses

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Coniferous Forest

• 40C to 20C, average summer temperature is 10C
• Most off the forest is in Canada, Europe, Asia,
  and the United States
• Vegetation Coniferous-evergreen trees (trees
  that produce cones and needles some needles
  remain on the trees all year long)

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• By Gordon Shieh
• g_o_r_d_o_n1_2_3_at_hotmail.com