Download - Major terrestrial biomes

Areas that has distinct climate and organisms

A community of organisms that occupy a distinct region.

Tropical RainforestTemperate RainforestTemperate Deciduous RainforestTaigaSavannaGrassland and PrairiesDesertsTundra

Average annual rainfall: 400 cm (158 in)

Average temperature: 34 °C (93 °F)

Climate: Very Humid, it rains everyday and is warm throughout the year.

Landforms: the terrain consists of both mountains and flat plains.

Dense tall evergreen forest. Typical plants include strangler figs and tree ferns. Typical animals include snakes and birds. Mild frost-free winters and summers with year-round rain.

Average annual rainfall: 507 cm (60 to 200 in)

Average temperature: 27°C (80 °F)

Climate: Seasonal variations, near freezing in winter

Closed canopy of trees excludes at least 70% of the sky; Forest is composed mainly of tree species which do not require fire for regeneration, but with seedlings able to regenerate under shade and in natural openings.

Average annual rainfall: 75-150 cm (30-60 in)

Average temperature: Summer: 28 °C (82 °F) Winter: 6 °C (43 °F)

Climate: Four distinct seasons with mild summers and cool winters. Rain falls throughout the year.

Landforms: Coastal plains, piedmont, and mountains

dense forest with thin, broad, deciduous leaves; or rainforests typically dominated by conifers. Tall trees with single boles creating deep shade. Understories often sparse. Typical plants include maples, oaks, elms (deciduous) spruce or auraucaria (rainforest). Typical animals include deer and squirrels. Freezing winters and warm, wet summers and a longer growing season than the boreal forest.


Average temperature: Summer: 14 °C (57 °F) Winter: -10 °C (14 °F)

Climate: It is cold with winds blowing from the arctic, most rainfall occurs during the hot summer. Winters are freezing cold.

Landforms: Mountaintops, valleys and forests.

dense evergreen needle-leafed forest Typical plants include white spruce, black spruce, and jack pine. Typical animals include moose, black bears, wolves, and migrant birds. Cold winters with deep snow, but longer growing season than tundra.


Average temperature: Dry Season: 34 °C (93 °F)

Climate: There are two seasons, wet in the summer, dry in the winter.

Landforms: Flat plain with small hills

thorny forest, woodlands, or scattered trees, many of which loose leaves during the dry season. Typical plants include acacias and grasses. Typical animals include giraffes and elephants. Warm frost-free winters, hot usually-wet summers, and a pronounced dry season. Fire and grazing are important vegetation-forming processes.



Climate: Hot summers and cool winters

Landforms: Gently rolling hills and flat plains.

treeless vegetation less than 1 m high. Typical plants include grasses and members of the sunflower family. Woody plants predominate in steppes. Typical animals include large grazing ungulates such as horses, buffalo, and rhinoceros. Cold or warm winters with growing seasons moisture too dry for trees; fires every 1-5 years.



Climate: Very dry and hot. It is hot during the day and cold at night.

Landforms: flat sandy plains

sparse drought-resistant vegetation, typically spiny and with tiny leaves and photosynthetic bark. Typical plants include cactuses, acacias and short-lived annuals. Typical animals include reptiles and ground-dwelling rodents.



Climate: Very dry and hot. It is hot during the day and cold at night.

Landforms: flat sandy plains

treeless low (less than 1 m) vegetation with short perennials, water frozen. Typical plants include sedges, lichens, mosses, grasses, and dwarf woody plants. Typical animals include snowy owls, musk ox, reindeer, polar bears, and migrant birds.

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