1. TAIGA -or- NEEDLE LEAF FOREST
1) DEFINITION: Comprised of trees with needles (such as pine, spruce, fir & cedar), which produce cones. Found in Northern regions of North America, Asia & Europe.
2) EXAMPLE LOCATION: British Columbia in North America & Northern Finland
3) CLIMATE ZONE FOUND: Upper Temperate & Lower Polar

2. TROPICAL GRASSLAND -or- SAVANNA
1) DEFINITION: Tropical, flat, grassy with few trees. Hot all year with a wet season and a dry season
2) EXAMPLE LOCATION: Serengeti Plain in Africa
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Tropical

3. TEMPERATE GRASSLAND -or- STEPPE
1) DEFINITION: Vast, treeless prairie. Plains good for grazing herd animals. Has all four seasons.
2) EXAMPLE LOCATIONS: Great Plains of North America & Central Asia
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Temperate

4. DESERT
1) DEFINITION: Plants are specially adapted to live in a dry climate by conserving water and withstanding extreme heat
2) EXAMPLE LOCATIONS: Namib in Africa & Sonora of North America
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Tropical & Temperate

5. TROPICAL RAIN FOREST
1) DEFINITION: located in the tropical zone, covered with a heavy concentration of broad-leafed trees, which stay green throughout the year.
2) EXAMPLE LOCATION: Amazon Basin in South America & Congo Basin of Africa
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Tropical

6. TEMPERATE BROAD LEAFED FOREST
1) DEFINITION: Large stands of trees that shed their leaves at least once a year; only located in the Northern Hemisphere
2) EXAMPLE LOCATION: Appalachian Mountains of North America
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Temperate

7. TUNDRA
1) DEFINITION: Very little precipitation; subsoil always frozen; short cool summers; because of limited sunlight, plants grow close to the ground to survive in a cold, dry climate.
2) EXAMPLE LOCATIONS: Far Northern Areas of Europe & North America
3) CLIMATE ZONE: Polar