1. The World’s Biomes

2. What is a Biome?
A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plants and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment.
The climate and geography of a region determines what types of biomes can exist in that region.

3. The Six Major Biomes Tropical Rain Forest Desert Grassland Tundra
Savanna, Chaparral
Tundra
Taiga
Temperate Deciduous Forest

4. Tropical Rain Forest Warm temperatures Wet weather Lush plant growth
Found near the equator
Average temperature: about 25°C
Receives at least 200 cm of rain
Some areas receives up to 600 cm
Home to astonishing variety of organisms= biodiversity!

5. Tropical Rain Forest
Slender Loris
Chimpanzee
Orangutan

6. Desert The driest biome on Earth Receives less than 25 cm
Covered with a thin, sandy, or gravely soil that contains little organic matter
Animals and plants have adaptation for extreme conditions
Few animals are found

7. Desert
Desert Tortoise
Thorny Devil

8. Grassland Temperate and Tropical regions
receives between 25cm and 75 cm of rain
Perfect for growing wheat, rye, oats, barley, and corn
Prairies and Plains in North America
Stepps of Asia
Savannas of Africa
Pampas of South America

9. Grassland
Saker Falcon
Northern Lynx

10. Tundra Cold, dry, treeless region Sometimes called a cold desert
Rain less than 25cm
Winters six to nine months long
Sun never appears above the horizon
Land in dark 24 hours a day
Average temperature -12°C

11. Tundra
Polar Bear
Arctic Fox

12. Taiga Located between latitudes 50°N and 60°N
Stretching across Canada, northern Europe, and Asia
Largest biome
Precipitation mostly snow
Averages 35cm to 100cm each year

13. Taiga
Bald Eagle
Bobcat

14. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Four distinct seasons
Leaves change colors in the fall, lose their leaves in the winter months
Annual precipitation ranges from about 75cm to 150cm
Temperatures range from below freezing during winter to 30°C

15. Temperate Deciduous Forest
Eastern Chipmunk
American Black Bear