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Biodiversity or biological diversity refers to a wide
variety of living organisms which live in a habitat.
It is highly influenced by topography, climate as
well as human activities. It represents the strength
of the biological resources of a place on earth.
A biome is a geographically extensive ecosystem where
all flora and fauna are found collectively. They are
classified into two broad categories, terrestrial biomes
and aquatic biomes
BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF
THE PEOPLE
Tropical
forest
Amazon basin,
Congo basin,
Indonesian
islands
Very dense
forests
Economically
useful. Rubber,
Bamboo, ebony
Bats,
pheasants,
Jaguars,
elephants,
monkeys
Food gathering, fishing,
lumbering, shifting
agriculture
BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF
THE PEOPLE
Tropical
savanna(Grasslands)
Generally hot and
dry and receive
moderate rainfall
Found
between
tropical
forests and
deserts(10 to
20 degree S
&N)Generally
flat, Found in
Sahel, South
of Sahara and
in Australia
Tall and sharp
grass
Rhodes grass,
red oats grass,
lemon grass
Lion,
leopard,
tiger, deer,
Zebra,
giraffe
Nomads, Herding
TROPICAL SAVANNA
Rhodes grass
Oats grass
BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION
OF THE
PEOPLE
Desert biome
Annual rainfall
is less than 25 cm
Western
margins of
the
continents
between 20
and 30 N &S
Xerophytes
Drought
resistant thorny
shrubs and
bushes, palms
Camel,
reptiles
Food gathering
and hunting
BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION
OF THE
PEOPLE
Temperate
grasslands
Characterized by
large seasonal
temperature
variations with
warm summer and
cold winter
Found in the
interior of
the
continents
*Suitable
for wheat
cultivation
Higher
precipitation-
tall and soft
grass
Lower
precipitation-
short and soft
grass
Grasshoppe
r, wolf,
bison,
prairie dog
Mechanised
agriculture,
Pastoral industry
BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION
OF THE
PEOPLE
Tundra
Long severe
winters and short
cool summers
Greenland,
Arctic and
Antarctic
regions,
North part of
Asia and
Europe
Arctic moss,
Arctic willow,
lichens
Polar bear,
wolverine,
reindeer,
snowy owl
Hunting and
fishing
wolverine
Biosphere
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Biosphere

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  • 9. Biodiversity or biological diversity refers to a wide variety of living organisms which live in a habitat. It is highly influenced by topography, climate as well as human activities. It represents the strength of the biological resources of a place on earth.
  • 10. A biome is a geographically extensive ecosystem where all flora and fauna are found collectively. They are classified into two broad categories, terrestrial biomes and aquatic biomes
  • 11. BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE Tropical forest Amazon basin, Congo basin, Indonesian islands Very dense forests Economically useful. Rubber, Bamboo, ebony Bats, pheasants, Jaguars, elephants, monkeys Food gathering, fishing, lumbering, shifting agriculture
  • 12. BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE Tropical savanna(Grasslands) Generally hot and dry and receive moderate rainfall Found between tropical forests and deserts(10 to 20 degree S &N)Generally flat, Found in Sahel, South of Sahara and in Australia Tall and sharp grass Rhodes grass, red oats grass, lemon grass Lion, leopard, tiger, deer, Zebra, giraffe Nomads, Herding TROPICAL SAVANNA Rhodes grass Oats grass
  • 13. BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE Desert biome Annual rainfall is less than 25 cm Western margins of the continents between 20 and 30 N &S Xerophytes Drought resistant thorny shrubs and bushes, palms Camel, reptiles Food gathering and hunting
  • 14. BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE Temperate grasslands Characterized by large seasonal temperature variations with warm summer and cold winter Found in the interior of the continents *Suitable for wheat cultivation Higher precipitation- tall and soft grass Lower precipitation- short and soft grass Grasshoppe r, wolf, bison, prairie dog Mechanised agriculture, Pastoral industry
  • 15. BIOME REGION VEGETATION WILDLIFE OCCUPATION OF THE PEOPLE Tundra Long severe winters and short cool summers Greenland, Arctic and Antarctic regions, North part of Asia and Europe Arctic moss, Arctic willow, lichens Polar bear, wolverine, reindeer, snowy owl Hunting and fishing wolverine