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1. 5 Ecosystems
José Ángel.

2. THE EARTH’S TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
• Tundra:
Is the coldest ecosystem on Earth and it is also very dry. It is located in
the land areas near the North Pole.
-Characteristic: Is the absence of trees. There are mosses and some
grasses.
-Fauna typical are reindeers, arctic foxes, polar bears and white wolves.

3. • Grassland:
Grassland are flat areas dominated by grasses.
-Savannahs (tropical areas).
-Temperate grasslands (colder regions).
Animals -> Elephant, giraffes, zebras, lions, coyotes, wolves, bison prairie
dogs, gazellas, antelopes.

4. • Tropical rainforest:
Forest in tropical areas are warn and wet.
-Flora (plants): Evergreen trees, orchids , ferns .
-Fauna (animals): Snakes, monkeys, jaguars, insects, many birds (parrot,
tucan).

5. • Forests:
-Coniferous forests cold areas evergreen trees and animals like brown
bears, deer and foxes.
-Temperate deciduous forests trees which lose their leaves every winter,
such as oak, beech and maple and animals like squirrels, rodents and
wild boar.
- Mediterranean forest surrounding areas of the mediterranean. Sea
Cork oaks, holm oaks, thyme and Rosemary.
Fauna: eagles, foxes, lynx and rodents.

6. • Desert:
The driest and hottest places on Earth.
Temperatures are very high during the day but low at night.
Examples include:
Cacti, small bushes, lizards, snakes, camels and scorpions.