Biomes Week 2 Vocabulary Review

A land area characterized by coniferous forests (cone-bearing, needle-leaved trees) such as pines, spruces, and firs. The winters are cold and long. The summers are short and cool. Precipitation is mostly snow. Located northerly in Russia, Canada, an

A northern-most land area in Eurasia and North America. The area is characterized by extreme low temperatures, long winters, and no trees. A layer of soil called permafrost is always frozen.

On our trip to the Smoky Mountains, we traveled through the ______ biome. The leaves on the trees were turning colors of red, orange, and yellow.

Polar bears, lichens, mosses, and reindeer are organisms found in the _____ biome.

A land area where there is little rain (less than 25 cm per year. Only a few kinds of plants grow here. Temperatures are very hot in the summer but can also drop below freezing at nights. Animals are adapted to hot and dry conditions.

A ______ biome has more kinds of plants and animals than any other area in the world. About 1/4 of all medicines come from this area.

A land area found near the equator. The climate is very humid and wet with average yearly rainfall of more than 300 cm of rain and an average temperature between 20 degrees Celsius to 34 degrees Celsius. This biome has the most biodiversity of all th

A biome known for having four seasons. It has deciduous trees with leaves that change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow back in the spring. The climate characteristics include cool mornings and warm days. Rainfall is typically 75-150

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