3. Types of Biomes
Temperate
Desert
Tundra
Rainforest
Grasslands
Taiga
4. Desert
• There are both hot and cold deserts.
• Hot deserts get ten or less inches of rain a year.
• Cold deserts get snow and fog.
• The Great Basin is a cold desert.
• The Sahara is the one of the largest deserts in
the world.
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5. Rainforest
• There are two types of rainforests: temperate
and tropical.
• Both are endangered.
• Located around the coasts in the temperate zone,
and the equator in the tropical zone.
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6. Taiga
• Cold winters, warm summers.
• The largest biome.
• Located in a large portion of Canada, Europe,
and Asia.
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7. Tundra
• Very cold.
• A permanent layer of permafrost rests below a
thin layer of tundra soil, keeping plants from
growing.
• Located at the North Pole.
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8. Grasslands
• Very open fields with lots and lots of grass and
not much else.
• There are tropical grasslands and temperate
grasslands.
• Tropical grasslands are located close to the
equator and temperate grasslands away from
the equator.
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9. Temperate
• Has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and
fall.
• Animals and plants adapt to cope with the
frequent season changes.
• Located in the United States, Europe, parts of
Russia, China, and Japan.
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