Terrestrial Biomes

1. Terrestrial Biomes

2. Weather atmosphere • Condition of the ____________ at a specific place and time

3. Latitude • Distance of any point on the surface of the Earth ________ or ________ from the equator north south

5. Climate • Average weather conditions in an area including ___________ and ___________ temperature precipitation

6. Biomes • Large group of ecosystems that share the same ____________ and have similar types of _________ and ________ • There are _________ major biomes climate plants animals 6

7. 1. Tropical • Tropical rainforest • _______ temperatures • Large amounts of ______ • Animal species include: _______, ____________, __________, _________ • Plant species include: _________, _________ ______ • Geographic location: Central and South __________, southern _______, western ________ warm rain bats chimpanzees sloth toucans bamboo sugar cane America Asia Africa

8. 2. Grasslands warm • _________ temperatures • Definite ______ and _________ seasons • Animal species include: __________, _______, __________ • Plant species include:___________, _______ • Geographic location: North and South _________, Asia, Africa, and ___________ dry rainy gazelles bison lions grasses herbs America Australia

9. 3. Desert • 4 types: hot, semiarid, coastal, cold • ____________ temperature • _______ evaporation exceeds precipitation • Animal species include: _________, __________, __________ ______ • Plant species include: __________ • Geographic location: Mojave, Sahara HOT High Dry lizards bobcats kangaroo rats cacti

10. 4. Temperate • Temperate deciduous forest • _______ in summer and ______ in winter • Precipitation spaced _______ • Animal species include: _________, _______, _________ • Plant species include: __________ _______ • Geographic location: Eastern _______ Hot cold evenly squirrels deer foxes deciduous trees U.S.

11. 5. Taiga • Long, ______ winters and short, humid, ______ summers • Animal species include: ________, ________, ___________ ________ • Plant species include: ________, ________, _______ (coniferous) • Geographic location: ________ cold warm moose lynx snowshoe rabbit fir spruce pines Canada

12. 6. Tundra • ___________ temperature • ________ precipitation • Animal species include: ________, ________ • Plant species include: _______, ________ • Ground is permanently frozen= ___________ • Geographic location: _______ _____ _____ subzero little caribou polar bears mosses shrubs permafrost Far northern latitudes

13. Polar Ice Caps and Mountains are not considered biomes • Polar ice caps have no soil and do not have a specific plant community • In the mountains, climate, animal communities, and plant communities change with elevation