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BIOME SUMMARY CHART (Use pages 100-104 in your textbook to complete the missing sections of the Chart) BIOME CLIMATE PLANT (Major Flora) Temperate Deciduous Forest Northwestern Coniferous Forest Tropical Rain Forest needle leaf coniferous trees (spuce, fir) broadleaf deciduous trees (lose leaves) small, berry-bearing shrubs Permafrost (frozen soil) strong winds cold temperatures low precipitation tall trees that form a canopy large woody vines climbing plants orchids epiphytic plants GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION deer black bears squirrels raccoons songbirds turkeys mild, moist air mild temperatures abundant precipitation in fall, winter & spring cool summers rocky soil Boreal Forest Tundra coniferous trees (produce seedbearing cones/needlelike leaves), flowering shrubs mosses ferns ANIMALS (Major Fauna) DIVERSITY OF ANIMALS: sloths monkeys colorful frogs birds insects snakes pacific coasts of NW United States & Canada (from northern CA to Alaska) North America Asia Northern Europe Northern North America Northern Asia Northern Europe BIOME Tropical Savannah CLIMATE PLANT (Major Flora) warm temperatures seasonal rainfall compact soil fires often started by lightening Desert Temperate Grassland warm to hot summers cold winters seasonal precipitation fertile soil lush grasses & herbs most resistant to drought, fire, and cold Temperate Woodland & Shrubland semiarid climate hot/dry summers cool/moist winters woody evergreen shrubs with small, leathery leaves fragrant, oily herbs that grow in winter and die in summer rainfall is seasonal warm, wet, & dry seasons Tropical Dry Forest ANIMALS (Major Fauna) tall deciduous trees drought tolerant orchids lions bobcats mule deer rats bats diverse reptiles burrowing mammals GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION eastern Africa southern Brazil northern Australia Africa Asia Middle East US Mexico South America Australia