The chaparral biome experiences hot, dry summers and mild winters with an average annual rainfall of 10 to 20 inches. It contains scrub oak, poison oak, yucca and other drought-resistant plants and animals like coyotes and mule deer. Located primarily along the west coast of the United States, the chaparral biome has Mediterranean climates and is subject to periodic wildfires that are both beneficial to some native plants and potentially devastating.

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definition: The chaparral biome is a part of each continent and consists of various types of
terrain including mountains and plains. It is often confused with the desert biome because
they share many similarities such as both being hot and dry
The average rainfall is 10 to 17 inches a year. During the winter, the temperature can get
as low as 30° F and the summers can get up to 100° F. The average temperature in the
chaparral biome is 64° F.
In the winter it can get as low as 30°F and in the summer it can get 100°F
The Chaparral Biome contains all four seasons winter, fall, spring, and summer
Average Precipitation is about 10 ­ 20 in the form of rain.
latitudinal location Chaparrals exist in a mid-latitude climate and lie in a
belt of prevailing westerly winds
Abiotic Factors of Biome: The abiotic factors in the Chaparral Biome is mild winters, hot
and dry summers, fires, nutrient poor soils, periodic fires, sunlight, and rocks. The Chaparral
Biome is primarily in coastal areas with Mediterranean climates. About 300 N and S of the
equator.
Biotic Factors of Biome : Biotic factors of Chaparral are the living and once

2. living parts of the ecosystem. These would include: Coyotes, mule deer,
jack rabbits, honey bees, scrub oak, poison oak, yucca, are a few. This
Chaparral Biome is located mostly on the west coast of the United States.

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The chaparral biome has many problems. Lumberjacks are cutting down trees
and destroying the vegetation. Humans kill animals in the chaparral, which
disrupts the food chain. The most devastating problem is wild fires. These
wildfires happen often to the land, or are started by humans. In nature some
plants need fire to survive in the chaparral. It helps them to grow. These
accidental or natural fires however can cause many houses to burn down.