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Terrestrial Biomes

Terrestrial Biomes. Terrestrial Biome Determining Factors. Geography- biome’s location on earth, latitude and altitude Climate- precipitation and temperature Soil type Flora- vegetation types Fauna- animal types. Tropical Deserts. Near the equator. Hottest and driest.

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Terrestrial Biomes

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  1. Terrestrial Biomes

  2. Terrestrial Biome Determining Factors • Geography- biome’s location on earth, latitude and altitude • Climate- precipitation and temperature • Soil type • Flora- vegetation types • Fauna- animal types

  3. Tropical Deserts • Near the equator. • Hottest and driest. • Lowest species diversity. • Sahara, Namib in Africa.

  4. Temperate Deserts • Defined season, hot summers, cold winters. • More species diversity. • Mojave, Sonoran in U.S.

  5. Cold Deserts • Higher elevation. • Cold winters, warm or hot summers. • Gobi in China

  6. Semideserts • Zone between deserts and grasslands. • Long dry season, short, intense wet season. • Scrub trees, shrubs, grasses.

  7. Tropical Grasslands • Near equator. Hot, dry summers, short wet season. Too little rain to support tree growth. • Savannas of Africa.

  8. Temperate Grasslands • Very cold winters, hot, dry summers with drought. • Fire and grazing. • Prairies of U.S., Pampas of S. America, Steppes of Europe and Asia.

  9. Polar Grasslands(tundra) • Far north. Year round cold, permafrost. • Short summer thaw allows growth of mosses, lichens, grasses. Grazers and their pred.

  10. Tropical Rain Forest • Near equator, warm and wet year round. • Evergreen, broadleaf trees. Poor soil. • Most diverse biome.

  11. Tropical Deciduous Forest • Warm year round, wet and dry seasons. • Trees lose their leaves during drought.

  12. Tropical Scrub Forest • Shorter wet season with trees that can survive more severe drought.

  13. Temperate Deciduous Forest • Marked seasons. Abundant precipitation. • Deciduous, broadleaf trees.

  14. Evergreen Coniferous Forest(boreal, taiga) • Just south of tundra. Drought and cold in winter. • Cone and needle bearing trees. Pine, spruce, fur.

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