The document describes the key characteristics of 7 biomes: desert, rainforest, taiga, tundra, grasslands, temperate, and their locations. Deserts are hot or cold and receive little rainfall. Rainforests are tropical or temperate and located near the equator or coasts. Taiga have cold winters and warm summers and are found in northern parts of Europe, Asia and Canada. Tundra are very cold with permanent permafrost and located around the North Pole. Grasslands can be tropical or temperate and located near or away from the equator. Temperate biomes have four seasons and are found in parts of the US, Europe, Russia, China and Japan.

1. Biomes
Jennifer Gregory
Sandra Wamsley

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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10. Source
• http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/