Biomes and Climate Zones

B

100

Known as Canadas breadbasket

Prairie Zone

200

This open grassland biome has very few trees and occurs on every continent except Antarctica

A savanna

300

The Arctic tundra lies between the North Pole and this kind of forest

Coniferous forest

400

This biome consists of water rather than land

Aquatic biomes

500

This vast Canadian forest acts as a carbon sink by absorbing greenhouse gases

The Boreal Zone

I

100

These regions have continuous daylight in summer and continuos darkness in winter

Tundra and Polar Ice

200

Some animals in this biome are nocturnal or burrowing.

Desert animals

300

This is the primary factor that helps determine a biome, along with soil and natural vegetation

Climate

400

Heavy rainfall can leach nutrients from this part of the tropical forest environment.

Soil

500

During the dry season, savanna trees and shrubs may lose leaves to conserve this

Moisture

N

100

This region lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

The Tropics

200

This climate zone is found on the West Coast and receives heavy rainfall

The Pacific Zone

300

This soil material, combined with abundant rainfall, supports plants in temperate deciduous forests

Humus

400

Chaparral shrubs often have thick, leathery leaves that help them manage these conditions

Hot, dry summers

500

This rich, organic soil is characteristic of temperate grasslands

Chernozem

G

100

In the arctic tundra, low percipitation often falls in this form

Snow

200

This major ecosystem is identified by its characteristic plants and animals across a wide area

A biome

300

This Mediterranean biome has hot, dry summers and generally rainy winters

Chaparral

400

Desert plants often have large ones of these that help conserve moisture

Roots

500

The permanently frozen soil found in cold regions

Permafrost

O

100

This biome is defined by low rainfall rather than by temperature

Deserts

200

This Antarctic animal is also found among the wildlife of polar and mountain ice regions

Penguins

300

This forest biome is found around the equator

Tropical Forests

400

In the eastern Canadian zone, lobster and cod are important to the local economy

Atlantic Zone

500

Tropical forests may receive this much rain annually, in centimeters

200-250 centimeters of rain