The World’s Biomes Pg. 31 in your textbooks

BIOME A large area that has a similar climate and similar types of plants and animals. Examples: Desert, Grassland, Tundra Non-examples: Phoenix, Antarctica

CLIMATE The long term weather patterns in a place. Examples: tropical climate, rainy climate, temperate climate.

Tundra: Only small plants and lichen grow because the soil below the surface is frozen all year round. It is called permafrost.

Taiga Evergreen trees grow in the taiga, where the ground is cold but not frozen.

Desert The ground is dry and the temperatures are hot in the desert. Only plants like cacti are able to survive in the dry soil.

Grassland They get enough rain to support grasses. There are often wildfires, which keep shrubs and trees from growing.

Temperate Forest: These forests get plenty of rain and medium temperatures. They contain trees which change colors and drop their leaves during fall.

Tropical Forest These forests get plenty of rain and have warm temperatures. The trees in tropical forests stay green all year long