Biomes

1. A biome is a major region that is characterized by its climate, soil type(s), and the dominant plants, animals, and other organisms that live there. A biome is made up of many individual ecosystems.

2. Types of Biomes Tundra Desert Grassland Coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest Tropical rainforest

3. Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot , moderate, or cold? Tundra - Desert - Grassland - Coniferous forest - Temperate deciduous forest - Tropical rainforest -

4. Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot , moderate, or cold? Tundra - Cold Desert - Hot Grassland - Moderate Coniferous forest - Cold Temperate deciduous forest - Moderate Tropical rainforest - Hot

5. Climate Weather conditions over a long period of time

6. Latitude and Altitude Affect the Climate Gets colder the higher up you go ( altitude ) Gets colder the farther north/south of the equator you go ( latitude ) Most of food on Earth is grown between 30-60 degrees north and south of the equator -- Do we live in this latitude??--

7. Tundra

8. Tundra Arctic tundra can be found in Antarctica and the North Pole, North of the Arctic Circle. Grass, lichen and herbs Permafrost – layer of soil that is always frozen. Very short warm season that is very wet Many insects during warm season

9. Coniferous Forest

10. Coniferous forest Is one of the most fragile biomes Spruce and Fir trees Found in Northern Hemisphere Growing season very short Nearly constant daylight in summer Many lakes and swamps

11. Temperate Deciduous Forest

12. Temperate Deciduous Forest C limate and amount of sunlight can vary tremendously between each season. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in fall.

13. Grassland

14. Grasslands Grasslands are characterized by their tall, perennial grasses and lack of trees. 2 Types 1. Tropical grasslands: between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, hot year-round , very dry, season of heavy rain. 2. Temperate grasslands: north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn, cold winters and hot summers. C over a quarter of the land on Earth

15. Desert Deserts take up 8.6 million square miles on Earth.

16. Desert Get less than 25 cm of rain each year Has little or no vegetation Driest places on earth Often located on the dry side of mountain ranges

17. Tropical Rainforest

18. Tropical Rainforest Contain over half of the world's plant and animal species live here. All fit into only 7 percent of the world's land. Found in: Central Africa, Southeast Asia, Philippines , New Guinea, Central and South America .

19. Tropical Rainforest Layers: Top – Emergent layer – tallest trees above rest of forest Next – C anopy – top of normal trees Lower canopy – epiphytes – plants that grow on tree trunks – not soil - because light is so far from ground. Understory – lowest level, much darker

20. Climatograms A climatogram is a graph that shows average monthly values for two factors: temperature and precipitation . Temperature is expressed in degrees Celsius and is plotted as a smooth curve. Precipitation values are given in centimeters and are plotted as a histogram .