Biome Notes Completed with maps and graphs.pdf

Biomes
Maps
Graphs
Locations

1. Location/City/Country Precipitation Temperat
ure
Plants Anim
als
Unique
Feature
s/Threa
ts
Tundra



Alaska, Near the Earth's poles


Average 2.69 inches (bar on graph)


Average
5.5
degrees
Fahrenhe
it (line on
graph)
Low
lying
flowerin
g plants,
no trees,
lichen,
and
mosses
Polar
bear,
artic
fox,
artic
rabbit
,
snow
y owl,
no
amph
ibians
or
reptil
es
-Cold
desert
and has
permafr
ost
-
Threats
=
mining
Taiga



Canada, Finland, south of the
tundra, north of the deciduous
forest

2.8 - 5.0 inches (bar on graph) 5 to 62
degree
Fahrenhe
it (line on
graph)
Pine
trees,
Spruce
Trees,
Fir trees,
Siber
ian
tiger,
grizzly
bear,
Atlant
-Mostly
known
for
having
conifer
ous

2. Birch
Trees
ic
owl,
moos
e, elk,
wolve
s
(pine
cones)
forest
-
Threats
=
defores
tation
Temper
ate
Decidu
ous
Forest


New Zealand, North America and
South America, Conyers, Georgia


Average 75 cm to 150 cm (30 inches/2 ½ feet
to 60 inches/5 feet) (bar on graph)
Average –
30 to 30
degree
Celsius
(22 to 86
degrees
Fahrenhe
it) (line on
graph)
Mosses,
Oak
trees,
Lilies,
Maple
trees,
Pine
trees,
Newt
s,
snails
,
foxes,
brow
n
bears
,
-Has all
4
season
s
(winter,
spring,
summe
r, and
fall)

3. blueberr
ies
porcu
pines
-
Threats
=
clearcu
tting
Tropical
Rainfor
est



Near the equator-Amazon


range of 24-93 inches-most of all biomes (bar
on graph)


avg
77⁰F/25⁰
C
(line on
graph)
Toucans
-
Jaguars-
Monkey
s
Palm
trees,

-Most
diverse
Grassla
nd
Above and below the equator-North
Africa
range of 29-68 inches (bar in graph) avg
66⁰F/19⁰
Lions,
elephan
ts,
Grass
es
-Lots of
grass
and

4. C (line in
graph)
rhino-
Buffalo,
antelop
e
very few
trees
Desert



Between the grasslands and
deciduous forest
-Central Africa


range of 2-9 inches-similar to tundra (bar in
graph)


avg
64⁰F/18⁰
C (line in
graph)
Snakes,
lizards,
spiders,
Kangaro
o, koala
bears
Cactu
s,
short
shrub
s
-Very
dry and
extreme
temper
atures

5. Marine/
Salt



Oceans, a few rivers

Salinity 50,000 ppm (red is the most salinity
(40,000 ppm), blue is less salinity (30,000
ppm)


avg 39⁰F Sharks,
Whale,
Starfish
Seaw
eed,
kelp,
algae
-Has a
LOT of
explore
d areas
Estuary
/Bracki
sh



Where freshwater meets the ocean

Salinity 15,000 ppm


avg 59⁰F Crocodil
e, Fish
Eggs
Cattai
ls
Best for
fish
nurserie
s
Freshw
ater
Lake Ontario, lakes and ponds,
most rivers
0 to low salinity (salt content) Average
temp is
Swans,
tree
Cotto
nwoo
-Some
freshwa

6. 75 degree
Fahrenhe
it
frogs,
snake,
salmon,
snails,
crawfish

d,
algae,
cattai
ls
ter
bodies
of water
can be
man-
made
-
Threats
=
human
activity
and
toxic
pollutio
n
dumps
Terrestrial Map images and graphs from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/biome
Estuary map https://livingplanetindex.org/estuaries