1. What are the Characteristics of Different Biomes?
Biome Location Landscape Climate Animal Plant Adaptations
Description Adaptations
Overall location of There are no trees. Temperature:
tundra: Close to the The temperature 
Arctic Circle in a Most of the ground is very cold  Thick fur  Fast growing
horizontal band is covered with snow throughout the
Tundra around the world and ice. whole year.  White colour  Antifreeze in
3 examples of Minimum -27 in leaves
countries with Tundra: There are areas of Feb and (camouflaged)
 Russia bare rock in the maximum +4 in
 Canada distance. July
 USA (Alaska)
Low growing plants Rainfall:
cover the ground Maximum of 84
under the snow. mm in June.
Minimum of
12mm in October.
Overall location of Lots of trees (can’t  Green to  Trees very tall to
rainforests: see the ground) Temperature: camouflage reach sunlight
Close to the Equator Between 26-28 with leaves  Plants grow on
In a horizontal band Trees close together degrees C all year  Gecko same the trunks of
around the whole (dense) round colouring as trees (epiphytes)
world trunk
Tropical 3 examples of Large river and lots of  Able to climb  Wide roots to
Rainforests countries with water Rainfall: keep stable
rainforests: High all year  Gliding from
 Brazil Cloudy sky round. Maximum in tree to tree  Big leaves to
 Indonesia September with (frog) catch as much
 Madagascar 470 mm. light as possible
 Able to see in
the dark (big
eyes)

2. Sandy and rocky. Temperature:  Sandy colour  Spines to
Overall location of prevent being
deserts: Dunes Max 33 Degrees  Long eaten
Tropics of Capricorn (very hot) eyelashes
and Cancer Very few plants Min 12 Degrees (camel)  Barrel shape to
be able to store
Deserts 3 examples of No sign of water Rainfall:  Big ears to water
countries with deserts: Very low. keep cool
 USA None in May and  No leaves so
 Australia June  Spines to that it is difficult
 Namibia Max 14mm in protect the to eat it.and so
August lizard from that it doesn’t
being eaten. loose water