Major terrestrial biomes

2. Areas that has
distinct climate and
organisms
A community of
organisms that
occupy a distinct
region.

3. Tropical Rainforest
Temperate Rainforest
Temperate Deciduous Rainforest
Taiga
Savanna
Grassland and Prairies
Deserts
Tundra

4. Average annual rainfall: 400
cm (158 in)
Average temperature: 34 °C
(93 °F)
Climate: Very Humid, it rains
everyday and is warm
throughout the year.
Landforms: the terrain
consists of both mountains
and flat plains.

5. Dense tall evergreen
forest. Typical plants
include strangler figs
and tree ferns.
Typical animals
include snakes and
birds. Mild frost-free
winters and summers
with year-round rain.

7. Average annual rainfall: 507
cm (60 to 200 in)
Average temperature: 27°C
(80 °F)
Climate: Seasonal
variations, near freezing in
winter

8. Closed canopy of trees ex
cludes at least 70% of the
sky; Forest is composed
mainly of
tree species which do not
require fire for
regeneration, but
with seedlings able to
regenerate under shade
and in natural openings.

10. Average annual rainfall: 75-
150 cm (30-60 in)
Average temperature:
Summer: 28 °C (82 °F)
Winter: 6 °C (43 °F)
Climate: Four distinct
seasons with mild summers
and cool winters. Rain falls
throughout the year.
Landforms: Coastal plains,
piedmont, and mountains

11. dense forest with thin, broad,
deciduous leaves; or rainforests
typically dominated by conifers.
Tall trees with single boles
creating deep shade. Understories
often sparse. Typical plants
include maples, oaks, elms
(deciduous) spruce or auraucaria
(rainforest). Typical animals
include deer and squirrels.
Freezing winters and warm, wet
summers and a longer growing
season than the boreal forest.

13. Average annual rainfall: 30-83
cm (12-33 in)
Average temperature:
Summer: 14 °C (57 °F) Winter:
-10 °C (14 °F)
Climate: It is cold with winds
blowing from the arctic, most
rainfall occurs during the hot
summer. Winters are freezing
cold.
Landforms: Mountaintops,
valleys and forests.

14. dense evergreen needle-
leafed forest Typical
plants include white
spruce, black spruce, and
jack pine. Typical animals
include moose, black
bears, wolves, and
migrant birds. Cold
winters with deep snow,
but longer growing season
than tundra.

16. Average annual rainfall:
150 cm (59 in)
Average temperature:
Dry Season: 34 °C (93
°F)
Climate: There are two
seasons, wet in the
summer, dry in the
winter.
Landforms: Flat plain
with small hills

17.  thorny forest, woodlands, or 
scattered trees, many of which 
loose leaves during the dry 
season. Typical plants include 
acacias and grasses. Typical 
animals include giraffes and 
elephants. Warm frost-free 
winters, hot usually-wet 
summers, and a pronounced 
dry season. Fire and grazing 
are important vegetation-
forming processes.

19. Average annual rainfall: 
25-75 cm (10-30 in)
Average temperature: 
Summer: 30 °C (86 °F) 
Winter: 0 °C (32 °F)
Climate: Hot summers 
and cool winters
Landforms: Gently 
rolling hills and flat 
plains.

20. treeless vegetation less than 
1 m high. Typical plants 
include grasses and 
members of the sunflower 
family. Woody plants 
predominate in steppes. 
Typical animals include large 
grazing ungulates such as 
horses, buffalo, and 
rhinoceros. Cold or warm 
winters with growing 
seasons moisture too dry for 
trees; fires every 1-5 years.

22. Average annual rainfall: 
25 cm (10 in)
Average temperature: 
Summer: 38 °C (100 °F) 
Winter: 7 °C (45 °F)
Climate: Very dry and 
hot. It is hot during the 
day and cold at night.
Landforms: flat sandy 
plains

23. sparse drought-resistant 
vegetation, typically 
spiny and with tiny 
leaves and 
photosynthetic bark. 
Typical plants include 
cactuses, acacias and 
short-lived annuals. 
Typical animals include 
reptiles and ground-
dwelling rodents.

25. Average annual rainfall:
25 cm (10 in)
Average temperature:
Summer: 38 °C (100 °F)
Winter: 7 °C (45 °F)
Climate: Very dry and
hot. It is hot during the
day and cold at night.
Landforms: flat sandy
plains

26. treeless low (less than 1
m) vegetation with
short perennials, water
frozen. Typical plants
include sedges, lichens,
mosses, grasses, and
dwarf woody plants.
Typical animals include
snowy owls, musk ox,
reindeer, polar bears,
and migrant birds.

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