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The document summarizes the major world biomes, including aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. Forest biomes contain various trees and plants and include temperate forests, taiga, and rainforests. Grasslands are comprised mainly of grasses with few trees and come in savanna and temperate varieties. Tundra is the coldest biome and exists in alpine and arctic forms with little plant and animal life.

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Poster A4

The document summarizes the major world biomes, including aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. Forest biomes contain various trees and plants and include temperate forests, taiga, and rainforests. Grasslands are comprised mainly of grasses with few trees and come in savanna and temperate varieties. Tundra is the coldest biome and exists in alpine and arctic forms with little plant and animal life.

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World Biomes

Aquatic Desert Forest Grassland Tundra


Forest
• The forest biomes are home to a variety of trees
and plants.
A biome is a natural area of animals and plants. The world is divided
into different biomes which all vary depending on their climate. Here • There are three main types: temperate forests,
is some information about some of the major world biomes. taiga (or boreal) and rainforests.
• They are extremely important to our ecosystem.

Aquatic

• This is the Earth’s largest biome, covering nearly Grassland


75% of the planet.
• There are two main categories: freshwater • Most of this biome is made up of a variety
and saltwater. of grasses.

• Saltwater includes oceans and seas, coral reefs, • It has very few trees or large plants.
estuaries and saltwater lakes. • There are two main types: savannas and
• Freshwater includes rivers and streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands. temperate grasslands.
• This biome is popular for farming because of its rich, fertile soil.

Desert
Tundra
• These biomes are extremely dry.
• They can be hot or cold depending on the location. • This is the coldest biome.

• They are often covered with sand, gravel or stone. • There are two main types: Alpine and Arctic.

• There are four main types: hot and dry, cold, • Alpine tundra are found in high mountains.
semi-arid and coastal. • Arctic tundra has flat, frozen ground.
• The average rainfall is 25cm per year. • There is little variety of plants and animals.

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