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The World’s Biomes Pg. 31 in your textbooks
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BIOME A large area that has a similar climate and similar types of plants and animals. Examples: Desert, Grassland, Tundra Non-examples: Phoenix, Antarctica
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CLIMATE The long term weather patterns in a place.
Examples: tropical climate, rainy climate, temperate climate.
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Tundra: Only small plants and lichen grow because the soil below the surface is frozen all year round. It is called permafrost.
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Taiga Evergreen trees grow in the taiga, where the ground is cold but not frozen.
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Desert The ground is dry and the temperatures are hot in the desert. Only plants like cacti are able to survive in the dry soil.
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Grassland They get enough rain to support grasses. There are often wildfires, which keep shrubs and trees from growing.
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Temperate Forest: These forests get plenty of rain and medium temperatures. They contain trees which change colors and drop their leaves during fall.
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Tropical Forest These forests get plenty of rain and have warm temperatures. The trees in tropical forests stay green all year long
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