1. Tropical Rain Forest 10°latitude on either side of equator. Amazon (C
Tropical Rain Forest 10°latitude on either side of equator. Amazon (C. America); Zaire, W. Africa; Madagascar
Precipitation: lots of rain cm per year
Temperature: hot and humid avg 30 + degrees
Optimal growth conditions
Vegetation: dense layers of trees w/ under story plants (many species) 3 canopies, bromeliads
Animals: largest diversity of animals/insects

2. Savanna Biomes East Africa, South America (Belize, Honduras, Venezuela, Columbia), India, Australia Btwn15N and 30S latitudes
Precipitation: 50-80cm wet and dry periods
Temperature: Avg 20-25°C year round
Vegetation: Course grasses, flat top trees, thorns on trees and shrubs
Animals: Giraffe, rhino, gazelles, elephants
Btwn grasslands and forests

3. NA, SA, Africa, S Asia, W Coast of Continents
Desert Biome
20-30o N or S latitude
NA, SA, Africa, S Asia, W Coast of Continents
Precipitation: <25cm per yr.
Temperature: 30°C ave. w/ 43° plus summer days – high atm. pressure. -5° at night.
Vegetation: Succulents w/ thick fleshy stems, forbs w. underground bulbs. NO Trees
Animals: snakes, toads, spiders, elf owls

4. Temperate Grasslands United States Lowlands (KS), S
Temperate Grasslands United States Lowlands (KS), S. America (Argentina), Russia N of 23.5 N (Tropic of Cancer) and S of 23.5 S (Tropic of Capricorn)
Precipitation: avg 50cm per year
Temperature: avg 10°C w/ hot summers
Vegetation: mostly grasslands, replaced by corn, soybean and wheat – Fertile soil
Animals: antelope, bison, prairie dogs

5. Temperate Deciduous Forest North America, Asia, Central Europe, Korea, Japan Btwn in both hemispheres
Precipitation: cm per year
Temperature: degree C. Avg. 11°C
Vegetation: Maple, Oak, birch along with small shrubs and ferns month growing season
Broad leaf plants, nutrient demanding
Animals: Bear, deer, squirrels, raccoons, small insects and migratory birds
four distinct seasons; spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

6. Chaparral Biomes West Coast of US, West Coast of S
Chaparral Biomes West Coast of US, West Coast of S. Amer, Western tip of Australia, Mediterranean Coast, S tip of S Africa (30-50°N & 30-40° S latitude)
Precipitation: 35-50cm / yr.
dry summers.
wet winters – coincides w/ low sun
Temperature: 15-24°C
Vegetation: shrub oak, olive, sage, trees, manzanita. Leather like foliage plants.
Animals: quail, lizard, mule deer mountain lion.

7. Taiga Biome Boreal Forest (Coniferous Trees) Russian Name North America / Eurasia Btwn 50N and the Arctic Circle LARGEST BIOME
Precipitation: cm per year (wet summers)
Temperature: below freezing 4-10 degrees C
Subarctic/ cold w/ long (6 mo) winters/ short summers
Vegetation: conifer trees with waxy needles
Animals: Moose, snow hares, lynx, foxes and migratory birds, finch, sparrow, warbler

8. Precipitation: ≤ 25 cm yearly
Tundra Biome Northern Canada and Alaska, Siberia and northern Scandinavia, on or close to the Arctic Circle. 60o N-75o N latitude
Precipitation: ≤ 25 cm yearly
Temperature: -12 to -6 ◦C average yearly temp summer temperature high as 10 degrees C
Permafrost (freeze-thaw activity) months winter
Vegetation: mosses/lichens, low growing shrubs
Short growing season; low to the ground for warmth
Animals: Caribou, moose, deer, foxes
Large compact bodies covered in fur.