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1. Earth is…

2. diverse

3. in many
ways

4. when
we
picture
our
world

5. …it is usually like this…

6. …or this…

7. biomes
…but not this.

8. biomes
The world's major communities,
classified according to the
predominant vegetation and
characterized by adaptations of
organisms to that particular
environment. (Campbell, 1996)

9. how many

10. 9-15 debated
˄

11. cause

12. climate

13. geography

14. w
e
s
tern hemisphere

15. major biomes
1. Deciduous Forests
2. Deserts
3. Grasslands
4. Taiga
5. Tropical Rainforests
6. Tundra

16. Deciduous Forests

17. Deciduous Forests
Primarily located in
the eastern half of
the United States

18. Deciduous Forests
Many hardwood trees,
which lose their leaves
in the fall.

19. squirrel

20. white-tail deer

21. black bear

22. Deserts

23. Deserts
Primarily located in
the southwest
United States,
western Mexico,
and Chile

24. Deserts
Extremely dry with annual
rainfall less than 10 inches.

25. Deserts
Plants such as cacti
and sagebrush

26. coyote

27. banded gilla monster

28. armadillo lizard

29. Grasslands

30. Grasslands
Primarily located in
the midwest
United States,
Uruguay, and
Argentina

31. Grasslands
Prairie or plains with little
change in elevation

32. bobolink

33. coyote

34. prairie dog

35. Taiga

36. Taiga
Primarily located in
the northern parts
of Canada

37. Taiga
Land dominated by
conifers and many bogs,
lakes and marshes

38. northern lynx

39. long-eared owl

40. river otter

41. Tropical Rainforests

42. Tropical Rainforest
Primarily located
in Central and
South America

43. Tropical Rainforests
Tall trees, great variety
of vegetation, and
very dense growth

44. pygmy marmoset

45. leaf cutter ant

46. red-eye tree frog

47. Tundra

48. Tundra
Only located in the
extremely northern
latitudes of North
America

49. Tundra
Permafrost exists 2-
13 ft (61-400) cm
below the surface

50. arctic fox

51. snowy owl

52. ermine

53. summary

54. biomes
The world's major communities,
classified according to the
predominant vegetation and
characterized by adaptations of
organisms to that particular
environment. (Campbell, 1996)

55. major biomes
of the
western hemisphere
1. Deciduous Forests
2. Deserts
3. Grasslands
4. Taiga
5. Tropical Rainforests
6. Tundra

56. diverse

57. caused by
• climate
• geography