Climate influences soil, and together climate, soil, and precipitation determine the type of vegetation in an ecosystem or biome. Forest biomes can be deciduous with broadleaf trees that lose leaves annually except in rainforests, or coniferous with needle-leaf evergreens typically found in colder regions. Grassland biomes include savannas, prairies, steppes, and pampas, located in tropical, mid-latitude, and southern hemisphere regions.

1. Soil and VegetationCh. 3, section 4

2. Temperature + Precipitation= ClimateClimate influences soil

3. Temperature + Precipitation + Soil= Vegetation

4. Ecosystem: Interdependent community of plants and animalsBiome: The ecosystem in a particular region

5. ForestsDeciduousBroadleaf treesMapleOakBirchCottonwoodLose their leaves at least once a year.Except in the rainforestTropical forest full of broadleaf treesConiferousNeedle leavesPinesFirCedarKeep seeds in coneEvergreensTypically found in colder regions

6. GrasslandsTropicsSavannaFlat grasslandsMid-latitudesNorthern HemisphereEurope: SteppesNorth America: PrairieSouthern HemisphereSouth America: Pampas

7. PampasPrairieSteppesSavanna