1. Biomes of The World From http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html

2. Chaparral

3. Chaparral
Location:
Found in small sections of most continents, including the west coast of the U.S.
Climate:
Very hot and dry
Mild winter (about 50°F)
Hot summer (up to 100°F)

4. Chaparral
Plants:
Have large, hard leaves, which hold moisture are well adapted to fires
Animals:
Adapted to hot, dry weather

5. Chaparral Other Information:
land includes flat plains, rocky hills, and mountain slopes
Fire occurs naturally, but can also be caused by human activity

6. Deciduous Forest

7. Deciduous Forest Location:
Eastern United States, Canada, Europe, China, Japan, and parts of Russia
Climate:
Has four changing seasons including winter, spring, summer, and fall
Second greatest amount of precipitation ( inches)
Mild Summers (70°F)
Winter temperatures below freezing

8. Deciduous Forest Plants:
trees lose their leaves in late fall, and grow them back in the spring
Animals:
Many hibernate or migrate in the winter to escape the cold
Other Information:
It’s where we live in Ohio

9. Desert

10. Desert Location: Found on every continent Climate: Extremely dry
Can be hot or cold

11. Desert Plants: Are good at storing and finding water
Hot Desert Ex: cacti
Few plants can survive in cold desert (Ex: algae, grasses)

12. Desert Animals: Have adaptations to survive extreme conditions
Hot desert- Mostly cold-blooded animals and small mammals
cold desert-Fewer animals live here (ex. seals, penguins, polar bears)

13. Desert
Other information:
Sahara in Africa is the largest hot desert
Antarctica is the largest cold desert
offers many types of recreation like rock climbing, hiking and dirt biking

14. Grasslands

15. Grasslands
Location:
North America (Great Plains in U.S.), Eurasia, South America, South Africa
Climate:
hot summers & cold winters
inches of rain per year

16. Grasslands Plants: Grasses are dominant Animals:
Has many ungulates (herbivores, or plant-eating animals, that graze on grasses and have hoofs)

17. Grasslands Other Information: Sometimes called prairies
Has the darkest, most nutrient-rich soil, which is used for farming

18. Savanna

19. Savanna
Location:
covers half the surface of Africa, large areas of Australia, South America, and India
Climate:
temperatures range from 68° to 86°F
6 - 8 month wet summer season, month dry winter season
inches per year

20. Savanna Plants: Coarse grass, few trees Animals:
Ex: elephants, zebras, giraffes, lions, hyenas
Birds and large mammals migrate elsewhere in search of water during the dry season

21. Taiga

22. Taiga
Location:
Extends across North America (Canada & Alaska), Europe, and Asia
Climate:
Long, cold winters, and short, mild, wet summers
yearly precipitation is inches

23. Taiga
Plants:
Many conifer (cone-bearing)/evergreen trees that can withstand cold temperatures and snow
Not many plants due to the rocky and acidic soil

24. Taiga
Animals:
Many have thick coats of fur to insulate against the cold, some hibernate, while Others migrate
deer, moose, elk, and snowshoe hare, grizzly bears, wolves, lynxes and wolverines
Some have fur that changes colors to blend into the different summer and winter habitats

25. Tropical Rainforest

26. Tropical Rainforest Location:
Covers 6 - 7% of the Earth’s land surface
can be found on Central and South America, western Africa, southeast Asia, and Australia
Climate:
Average temperature ranges from 70°F to 85°F
80 to 400 inches of rain per year
high humidity of 77% to 88% year-round

27. Tropical Rainforest Plants: home to half the plant species on Earth
Many Plants, especially trees, that have adapted to wet climate
divided into four zones (top to bottom):
1) emergent layer- trees over 150 feet
2) canopy- shorter trees, vines, and majority of life The next layer
3) understory- dark, cool area shaded by trees
4) forest floor- dead plants and animals decompose here, many insects

28. Tropical Rainforest Animals: home to half the animal species on Earth
Other Information:
Provide us with Oxygen, food, medicine, timber, travel, and more
Threatened by deforestation

29. Tundra

30. Tundra Location: covers about one fifth of the land on earth
arctic circle & Antarctica
Climate:
coldest and the driest of all the biomes on Earth
Temperatures ranges from -50 degrees to 50 degrees
Less than ten inches of precipitation a year

31. Tundra Plants: few plants because of frozen ground
Ex: lichens, mosses, and small shrubs
Animals:
Have adaptations to survive freezing temperatures
Ex: (See animals in cold desert)
Other Information:
Means “Treeless Plain”