Biomes
- Created by: Benny52
- Created on: 28-10-18 18:12
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- Biomes
- Tundra
- Surrounds North and South pole
- Latitude - From Arctic circle to 60'-70' north
- Located: Alaska, North Canada, parts of Greenland, North Scandinavia, North Siberia and Russia
- Latitude - From Arctic circle to 60'-70' north
- Average temp: -34' in winter, 12' in summer
- Precipitation: 15cm-25cm annually - includes melting snow
- Long winter season and short, mild summer season
- Precipitation: 15cm-25cm annually - includes melting snow
- Arctic moss - long life, slow growth for slow growing season and cold
- Polar bears, white wolves. Migration and Hibernation
- Surrounds North and South pole
- Coniferous Forests (Boreal)
- Scandinavia, Russia, Canada
- Latitude: 50'-60' N
- Average temp: 10'C summer, -30'C winter
- Precipitation: 300mm-900mm annually - mainly snow
- Long cold winters and short warm, moist summers
- Precipitation: 300mm-900mm annually - mainly snow
- Mountain Ash - hanging bark - allows fire to travel up from forest floor to canopy
- Sable, Marten - thick fur coats for mammals.
- Scandinavia, Russia, Canada
- Temperate Deciduous Woodlands
- 40'-60' N & S
- North west Europe, North America, parts of East Asia
- Average temp: 0'C - winter, 20'C-25'C summer
- Precipitation: 500mm-1500mm annually
- Blue bells - flower early in year before leaves of trees above grow again and block out light.
- Broad-winged hawks, Cardinals - able to cope cold winters and hot summers. Some migrate/hibernate to avoid cold.
- 40'-60' N & S
- Temperate Grasslands
- Puszta in Hungary, Velolt in South Africa, Pampas in Argentina and Praries in USA
- Average Temp: 38'C summer, -40'C winter
- Precipitation: 10 inches-35 inches annually
- Hot summers and cold winters
- Precipitation: 10 inches-35 inches annually
- Purple needle grass - deep roots, narrow leaves
- Animals have broad, flat topped teeth and digestive systems adapted to feed on grass.
- Mediterranean
- Located on west coast of continents between latitude 30' and 40'. Parts of Europe, North Africa and Asia - coastal areas surrounding Mediterranean Sea
- Precipitation: 900mm annually - winter
- Temp: 22'C summer, 18'C--3'C winter.
- Hot dry summers and mild/cool winters - wet.
- Temp: 22'C summer, 18'C--3'C winter.
- Conserve water and survive summer droughts - plants
- Able to survive hot, dry summers
- Hot Desert
- Located in North Africa, North America, South America, South Asia and Australia
- Temp: max - 43.5'-49'C, min - -18'C
- Precipitation: 25cm annually - rain or snow
- Warm autumn ans springs, very hot summers
- Precipitation: 25cm annually - rain or snow
- Plants store water in fleshy leaves, stem or roots
- Animals able to deal with scarce water and extreme temperature
- Tropical Grasslands (Savanna)
- Central Africa, South America, India and Australia. Latitude - 15'N and 30'S
- Temp: 18'C, Precipitation - 20inches- 25inches. Wet summers and long, dry winters
- Plants - long tap roots - reach deep water table, thick bark - resistance to annual fires, deciduousness to avoid moisture loss. Use of tree trunk as water storage organ.
- Animals adapted to living with fires. Migrate to other biomes till rainy season ends.
- Tropical Rainforests
- Amazon River Basin, South America, Congo river Basin, west Africa, South east Asia, Central America, Madagascar, Australia, India and other locations in tropics. Equator, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
- Constant temp: 28'C - 2' change max. Precipitation - Daily - 2100mm annually. 1 long wet season and 1 shorter, drier season
- Plants - drip tip leaves so raindrops run off quickly. Avoid bacteria growth and fungi in warm, wet tropical weather.
- Some animals never set foot on ground. Use tall trees and understory for shelter, hiding and food.
- Tundra
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