1. Biomes  Tropical Rainforest  Deciduous Rainforest  Temperate Rainforest  Desert  Grasslands  Tundra  Taiga  Savanna  Freshwater  Marine  Estuary Definition:Areas of the world characterized by average temperature and precipitation

3. Tundra Cold, Dry, Treeless Less than 25cm of precipitation -12 degrees Celsius(10.4 F) - Average Temperature Permafrost - Frozen Ground Vegetation - Lichen (algae+fungus), grasses Animals – Caribou, Wolves Musk Oxen Lemming, Fox Sand Pipers Weasel Ducks

4. Coniferous Forest Also known as "taiga" - "swamp forest" - due to complete thawing of snow which creates a wet summer environment Largest biome South of the Tundra Cold 35 - 100cm of precipitation a year

5. Vegetation includes: firs, spruce, pines (and other cone-bearing trees) Animals include: moose beaver grouse cross-bills Coniferous Forest

6. Deciduous Forest 75 - 150cm of precipitation 0 - 30 degrees Celsius Vegetation includes: Oaks, Maples, and other deciduous trees which lose their leaves in the fall. Animals include: Deer, Mice, Wood Peckers, Blue Jays