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Biome
Savanna
Where in the World
North and south of tropical rain
forests that are on the equator
e.g. Nigeria, Botswana,
Zimbabwe
Climate
 Hot weather in every season.
 Winter is rainless and relatively hot - Temps are over
64° F (18° C).
 Summer is considered the rainy season. Rain clouds
form as warm, moist air arrives from the equator.
Temperatures remain above 80° F (27° C).
 The seasons are influenced by monsoon weather,
where winds go in different directions at different
times of the year.
 Precipitation varies greatly between regions.
Plant Adaptations
• Fire resistant trees and
shrubs are the main
vegetation in these
areas.
• Here, some plants like
acacia bushes grow
thorns to dissuade
grazers from eating
them
Animal Adaptations
Animals: tall grazing
animals like giraffes,
trim trees and grasses
Tundra
Polar tundra can be found in
Antarctica and the North Pole.
It can also be found in Northern
portions of Canada, Alaska,
Greenland, and the United
States.
Alpine tundra, however, is not
found in as distinct areas as
polar tundra. Alpine tundra is
scattered in many regions all
around the world e.g. Canada,
Scandinavia, Russia, and USA
Deciduous forests can be
found across north-central
sections of the eastern United
States, central Europe, eastern
Asia, and parts of south-eastern
Canada.
Found only in the Northern
Hemisphere.
e.g. Canada, Scandinavia,
Western Russia, and Northern
North America.
Winters are long, cold and dark, while the summers
experience mild temperatures and 24 hour sunlight.
There are strong winds and little rainfall.
Ground hugging, to cope
with cold lichens, mosses,
dwarfed shrubs, Heaths,
Birches & Willows
Creatures have fur to
cope with cold
Four distinct seasons.
Plants lose their leaves in
winter
Some animals
hibernate
In the winter season, the taiga's temperatures can drop • They have waxy needles
below -76°F (-60°C). However, in the summer season
to keep water in.
temperatures can jump above 104°F (40°C).
• They are shaped to shed
snow.
In summer can receive sun for 20 hours whereas in
winter can go 20 hours with no sun.
Store extra fat in winter,
hibernate.
North America, Australia, South
America (Patagonia and
Argentina), Middle East, Africa,
Deserts are all dry, arid places, but they are not always
hot. Some deserts can be cold most of the year
depending on their location. At night, hot air from the
day dissipates and, in some areas, temperatures can
drop below freezing.
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Temperate
Deciduous
woodland
Coniferous
forests
Desert
Rainfall can be up to 100 cm per year.
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slow down growth for
half of the year to
conserve moisture.
Many lose their leaves
when temperatures
become too intense.
When the short rain
Animals burrow to
conserve heat and
to prevent
overheating.
Animals estivate
which means
hibernating to
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Chaparral
Tropical
Rainforest
Temperate
Grassland
Many scientists agree that
chaparral exists in only five
different spots in the world
around 30-35o latitude (north
and south).
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Cape of Good Hope at the
southern tip of South
America
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Western North America
•
Central Chile
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The coastal regions around
much of the
Mediterranean Sea.
Rainforests are found in more
than forty countries around the
equator. They are located in
the tropics. The tropics can be
found from the Tropic of
Capricorn, south of the
equator, to the Tropic of
Cancer, which is north of the
equator.
During the summer, the chaparral is very dry and
desert-like and temperatures can reach over 100° F
(38° C). Conversely, during the winter, temperatures
can drop below freezing and hard frosts hit the land.
Temperate grasslands are
found mainly outside of the
tropics, in temperate regions.
Before farming and livestock
took over, grasslands covered
certain areas of every
continent, excluding
Antarctica.
Depends greatly on how close it is to the equator or
oceans.
The largest grassland area is in
Russia. There are also large
grassland areas in north
America between the Rocky
and Appalachian mountains,
and in Argentina, New Zealand
and South Africa.
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Most rainfall is in Autumn and Winter.
Drought in summer.
High rainfall.
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Constant high temperatures throughout the year.
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Inland steppe and prairie temperatures are very hot in
the summer and can rise above 100° F (38° C). Steppes
and prairies are also very cold in the winter, as well and
can be as cold as -10° F (-23° C).
Rainfall is fairly low.
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season comes, plants
burst into colour,
sprouting leaves and
flowers.
Cacti store water in
pulpy leaves.
Deep roots to get
water.
Has many drought
and fire resistant
plants. leathery
leaves, gnarled bark,
and intimidating
thorns.
Trees have large
triangular buttress
roots.
Leaves have a slick
outer coating so rain
slides off the leaf and
does not weigh the
plant down.
Leaves have also
developed drip tips.
Drip tips help guide
raindrops off of the
plant
Plants have thin,
needle-like shaped
leaves that expose
little of the plant to
the sun.
Seventy percent of
the plant is also
underground,
avoiding sun and
wind.
Deep roots can find
water in the driest
season.
avoid heat instead
of cold.
Very few large
mammals. Mainly birds
and reptiles.
Animals live in the tops
of the trees where most
food is.
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They are mostly
burrowing animals
e.g. Prairie Dogs,
chinchillas, gerbils,
hamsters, guinea
pigs.
In winter the
animals store food
underground and
hibernate