Biomes

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  • Biomes
    • Boreal Forest
      • Warm Summers   16-30°
        • Low precipitation
      • Very cold Winters
        • Coniferous trees
    • Tundra
      • Below 0° for most of year
        • Few plants only moss or lichen
      • Very low rainfall >250mm
    • Temperate Forest
      • Warm summers 18°
      • Precipitation: 1000mm
        • Deciduous trees
    • Desert
      • Very hot all year 30+°
        • Very low rainfall >250mm
        • Plants have water saving adaptations
    • Temperate Grassland
      • Hot in summer 25°
        • Grasslands w/ very few trees
      • Very cold in winter -40°
        • Precipitation 500-900mm
    • Tropical Grassland
      • Hot all year 25-35°
        • Always has rainy and dry seasons
      • Precipitation 500-1000mm
        • Tall grasses with scattered trees and shrubs
    • Tropical Rainforest
      • Hot all year 27-30°
        • Wet all year 2000-3000mm
        • Variety of broadleaf plants and trees

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