1. Biomes of the World

2. Savanna Covers almost ½ of Africa
Rolling grassland with shrubs and isolated trees
Tropical grasslands
Environment is between a grassland and forest.

3. Savanna

4. Tropical Rainforest Average of 50-260 inches of rainfall per year
Covers less than 6% of land’s surface
Many species of monkeys
Over 2,500 species of vines

5. Rain Forests

6. Alpine Snow, high winds, ice Latin for the word “high mountains”
Altitude of 10,00 feet or more
Very little CO2
Plants reproduce slowly

7. Alpine

8. Deciduous Forest
May be found in the eastern half of North America and middle of Europe
Five different zones: tree stratum, sapling, shrub, herb, and ground
Four distinct seasons.

9. Deciduous Forest

10. Chaparral Found in a little bit of most of the continents
Coastal area with hot, dry summers and mild, cool, rainy winters
“Wild West” movies
Plant leaves hold moisture

11. Chaparral

12. Desert Covers about 1/5 of the earth’s land surface
Some are hot/dry, some are cold
Death Valley
Less than 10 inches of rain per year

13. Desert

14. Tundra Youngest biome Vast and treeless
Covers about 20% of earth’s surface
Barren land
World’s coldest and driest biome
Barely any vegetation

15. Tundra

16. Taiga Needle leaf forest Russian word for forest
Largest biome in the world
Boreal forest
Coniferous trees, also known as evergreen

17. Taiga

18. Grasslands Large, rolling terrains of grasses, flowers, and herbs
Savanna, prairie, steppe, pampas
Erratic precipitation
Middle latitudes, interior of continents

19. Grasslands