1. Biomes of the World
Section 20-1

2. What is a biome?
A biome Is a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
There are 6 major terrestrial biomes in the world
Temperate/Deciduous forest
Coniferous Forest – (Taiga/Boreal)
Tropical Rainforest
Grassland
Desert
Tundra

3. Temperate/Deciduous Forest
Location:
North-Central and South-East U.S.
Central Europe
Eastern Asia
Southeast Canada

4. Temperate/Deciduous Forest
Climate
Temperature
Between -30C and 30C
That is -22F and 89F
Precipitation
Between 75 and 150 cm a year

5. Temperate/Deciduous Forest - plants
Oak Hickory Chestnut

6. Temperate/Deciduous Forest - animals

7. Coniferous (Boreal/Taiga Forest)
Location
Northwestern Canada
Western Russia
Northern North America
North Eurasia
Alaska

8. Taiga Climate Temp. Extremely cold Between -40C and 20C
That is -40F and 68F
Precip.
30 – 90 cm of rain a year
Taiga

9. Taiga Plants

10. Taiga Animals

11. Tropical Rainforest Location: Near the equator South America:
Brazil, Venezuela, Peru
Asia
Indonesia, Philippines
Africa
Zaire, Kenya, Madagascar
Australia

12. Tropical Rainforest Climate: Temperature Mild (medium) temperatures
Between 20°C and 25°C
That is 65°F and 77°F
Precipitation
Extremely wet
200 to 1000 cm of rain a year!
                                                                           
Average monthly rainfall and temperature in the rainforest area of Manaus, Brazil.

13. Tropical Rainforest - Plants
                                              
Tropical Rainforest - Plants
Carnivorous Plants – adapted to get nutrients from other organisms
Epiphytes – plants that do not grown on the ground
Bromeliads – leaves form a bowl shape in the middle to collect rainwater
Vines – thick, woody stems to support themselves

14. Tropical Rainforest - Animals
Spider Monkey Toucan
Poison-Arrow Sloth
Frog

15. Grasslands Location: Argentina Australia Central North America
New Zealand
South Africa

16. Grasslands Climate Temp. Between -16C and 34C That is 3F and 93F
Precip.
Between 50 and 130 cm of rain a year

17. Types of Grasslands Savanna Chaparral Scrublands Steppe Pampas
Prairies

18. Grassland Plants

19. Grassland Animals

20. Desert Location North America Arizona, Nevada, California Australia
South America
Arabian Peninsula
Africa

21. Desert Climate Temp. Precip. Between -4C and 38C That is 25F and 100F
Less than 25 cm a year

22. Desert Plants

23. Desert Animals

24. Tundra
Location
Antartica
North Pole
North Canada
Alaska

25. Tundra Climate Temp. Extremely cold Between -40C and 18C
That is -40F and 64F
Precip.
Less than 25 cm per year
The tundra is a cold desert!!
Tundra

26. Tundra Plants

27. Tundra Animals

28. Marine (Oceans) Location All major bodies of salt water Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic

29. Marine
Temperatures vary depending on depth of the water
Between 0C and 22C
Which is 32F to 72F

30. Marine Plants

31. Marine Animals

33. Sargasso Sea