Forest Biomes
Tundra
Grasslands
Deserts
Odds and Ends
100
These forests are hot, wet, and near the equator.
Tropical rainforests
100
This type of frozen ground stays below 0°C for years.
permafrost
100
T/F First Nation peoples used controlled grassland fires to add nutrients to the soil and to attract animals for hunting.
True
100
All deserts have this one thing in common
Less than 25 mm of rain
100
This biome is home to 50% of Earth’s plant & animal species.
tropical rainforest
200
These forests are cool, wet, near oceans, and cover less than 1% of Earth.
Temperate Rainforests
200
This season is the longest in the tundra.
winter
200
Grasslands with hot weather, scattered trees, and amazing wildlife like lions
savanna
200
The world’s largest hot desert.
The Sahara
200
These trees stay green all year in the boreal forest.
What are coniferous/evergreen trees
300
These forests have 4 seasons. In the south they are deciduous like maple and they become mixed with evergreens as you go north.
temperate forests
300
These Indigenous people rely on tundra hunting for food and culture.
the Inuit
300
These grasslands are called prairies in North America and steppes in Asia. The soil is amazing for farming.
temperate grasslands
300
Penguins and seals live in this type of desert.
polar/cold desert (Antarctia)
300
This biome removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping slow climate change.
forests
400
These forests are found mostly in Canada, Alaska, and Russia. They are have evergreen trees and are the summer home on song birds.
Boreal forest (taiga)
400
When/if the permafrost melts it will release these harmful gases.
Greenhouse (CO2 methane)
400
Nomads in this Asian country move their herds to graze on the grasses of the Steppes
a. China b. Mongolia c. Nepal
Mongolia
400
These thick-stemmed plants store water to survive heat.
cacti
400
These parks protect important natural areas in the province and are run by the provincial government examples: Algonquin, Rondeau, Pinery
Provincial Parks
500
Point Pelee National Park protects the Carolinian Forest a rare type of this forest.
Temperate deciduous forest
500
This common tundra life form is neither plant nor animal.
Lichens
500
This fire type is planned to help grasslands stay healthy.
prescribed burn
500
This desert in Asia is extremely cold in winter and very hot in summer.
a. Gobi Desert
b. The Sahara Desert
c. Mongolian Desert
Gobi Desert
500
This is the only biome to exist on every continent.
deserts