Biomes Presentation

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Biomes Presentation

• Daniel Chung
• Block F

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What are Biomes?
A biome is a large ecosystem where plants,
animals, insects, and people live in a certain
type of climate.
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Types of Biomes

• Arctic Tundra
• Coniferous Forest
• Deciduous Forest
• Desert
• Grassland
• Tropical Rainforest

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Arctic Tundra

• Freezing!
• -30 Celsius
• There are not many plants in the tundra
• Polar bears hibernate for 5 months!

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Arctic Tundra Unique Facts
Frozen prehistoric creatures have been found in
the Permafrost. Its the coldest biome in the
world.
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Coniferous Forest

• Cold
• The plants there are well adapted to the cold
  climate.
• Its just under the Arctic Tundra

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Coniferous Forest
The soil is not very fertile. The Coniferous
Forest stretches across the top of North America
and Eurasia.

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Deciduous Forest

• Mild Temperature
• They are mostly in eastern North America, Europe,
  and eastern Asia.
• The soil is very fertile

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Deciduous Forest Unique Facts
In Europe the soil is so good that they get rid
of the tree to make farms and houses.
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Desert

• Its always either really hot or really cold
• 1-15 inches of rain per year
• Only cactuses live there

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Desert Unique Facts
Deserts can be anywhere. The animals that live
there are mostly reptiles and amphibians.
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Grasslands

• Hot and dry
• Perfect for growing crops
• It doesnt get a lot of rain so there arent many
  trees

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Grassland Unique Facts
It has four different names. In the U.S. they
called Prairies. In Africa they are called
Veld. In South America they are called
Savannas. In Eurasia they are called Steppes.
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Tropical Rainforest

• Its hot, humid, and moist
• It has a variety of plants
• It has the most amount of animals in the world

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Tropical Rainforest Unique Facts

It gets up to 160 inches of rain per year! It
has over 15 million types of plants. There are
many other types of rain forests such as dry
rainforests, temperature rainforests, and much
more.