1. Climate Weather conditions over a longWeather conditions over a long period of time period of time

2. Climate What is the temperature? How hot? What kind of precipitation is there? rain, snow, sleet, hail How humid or dry is it (how much moisture is there in the air)?

3. 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??--

4. BIOMES A biome is a major region that has a similar: Climate Soil Plants and animals that live there

5. Types of Biomes Mountains Tundra Desert Chaparral Temperate Grassland Tropical savanna Taiga Temperate forest Tropical rainforest Polar ice

6. Tundra

7. Tundra in Summer

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

10. Taiga

11. Taiga The word taiga means, "marshy pine forest" in Russian. 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

12. Temperate Forest

13. climate and amount of sunlight can vary tremendously between each season. four types: Deciduous forest, Evergreen forest, temperate rain forest, and mixed evergreen and deciduous forests. Deciduous trees, lose their leaves in fall.

14. Grassland

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

16. Tropical Savanna (Aw) Tsavo National Wildlife Park, Kenya

17. Savanna Found near equator between tropical rain forest and desert biomes Grass, scattered trees, shrubs, many with thorns Many grazing animals Have a wet and dry season Plants and animals most active during wet season.

18. Chaparrel

19. Chaparral smallest biome. grows between forest and grassland, or between desert and grassland biomes. grows between forest and grassland, or between desert and grassland biomes. Many plants and trees have leathery leaves, gnarled bark, and intimidating thorns. Often called “scrub”

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

21. 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

22. Painted Desert (BSh)

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

27. Rainforest Layers: Top – Emergent layer – tallest trees above rest of forest Next – canopy – 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

28. Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot, moderate, or cold? Mountains - Tundra - Desert - Chaparral - Temperate Grassland - Tropical savanna - Taiga - Temperate forest - Tropical rainforest - Polar ice -

29. Is the temperature of each Biome: Hot, moderate, or cold? Mountains - Moderate Tundra - Cold Desert - Hot Chaparral - Moderate Temperate Grassland - Moderate Tropical savanna - Hot Taiga - Cold Temperate forest - Moderate Tropical rainforest - Hot Polar ice - Cold