Transcript coldest, harshest biomes

Biomes
Eric Angat
Environmental Science
The United States is composed of the following biomes:
Temperate forest, grassland or prairie, desert, and
Chaparral or shrubland.
Warm, mild winters,
hot, dry summers, and
a little rain
characterize the
chaparral biome.
Shrubland.
mountains
Prairie
1. What is a Biome?
Biome is a large
area populated by
characteristic
plant and animal
life.
2. What are the eight
Types of Biomes?
Coldest
7. Tundra
biome
7. Taiga/ Boreal
Trees change
colors.
6. Grassland
NC’s
5. Temperate deciduous forest
biome 4. Temperate deciduous forest
Almost no rainfall type
3. desert
of biome
2. Tropical deciduous forest
1. Tropical Rainforest ( near equator)
3. Describe a Desert biome.
hot, dry region with
very limited
precipitations. little
plant life.
Very hot during the day
but cold at night.
4. Describe Grassland biome.
region with abundant
plant life, but few trees.
A grassland in the Antelope Valley, California
5. What are savannas and prairies?
They are grasslands.
The savannas of the
African continent
The prairies of North
America.
A savanna is a rolling grassland scattered
with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found
between a tropical rainforest and desert biome. Not
enough rain falls on a savanna to support forests.
Savannas are also known as tropical grasslands.
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6. Describe Temperate rainforest.
area with heavy rainfall and lots of trees,
mostly coniferous.
7. Describe Deciduous forest.
area populated by broadleaf trees,
with fairly mild winters. Trees
change colors.
8. Describe Coniferous forest (Taiga).
area populated by evergreen trees, with fairly
cold winters.
9. Where are tropical
rainforest located?
Rainforests are located near the equator.
Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests
are found in Latin America. One third of the
world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil.
Tropical rainforest are found near the
equator. This biome receives a lot of
rain and has most variety and number
of living things.
10. Describe freshwater biome
From left: McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, California; trout; Green River, Utah;
Brooks River, Alaska.Wetlands
Freshwater Biome
From left: Pescadero Marsh, California; coastal marsh at Umpqua Dunes, Oregon;
trees and bogs on Esther Island, Alaska.
11. Describe Boreal forests (taiga).
Boreal forests, or taiga, represent the largest terrestial
biome. Occuring between 50 and 70 degrees north latitudes,
boreal forests can be found in the broad belt of Eurasia and
North America:
Taiga or coniferous
forest
Taiga or
coniferous forest
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Taiga biome is one that has very long and cold winters.
They summers are short and they are cool in
temperature. Trees are conifers, like evergreens.
Taiga, boreal forest
From left: taiga in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada; forest west of Stockholm,
Sweden.
12. Describe tundra biome.
Earth's coldest,
harshest biomes.
Tundra
ecosystems are
treeless regions
found in the Arctic
and on the tops of
mountains.
The Tundra is the coldest biome in the world. Also,
the
Tundra biome is a wasteland with
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permanently frozen dirt called permafrost. The Tundra
biome types include the Alpine Tundra, Arctic Tundra,
and the Antarctic Tundra. The Tundra biome is
located mainly in the North Pole, South Pole, and
Antarctica. The origin of the word "Tundra" comes from
Finnish tunturi meaning treeless plain.
Antarctic Biome
It is the coldest, windiest, and driest biome on Earth.
There is not a lot of life on the Antarctic land. All of the
animals have adapted to the cold conditions.
Antarctica is considered to have its own biome since
there is no precipitation in Antarctica, and is still very
cold. It has high altitude temperatures like an ice biome,
but is still colder than any other biome. There are also
periods of no sun rise or sun set.
South Pole